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2023 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 199,724 education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Our analysis found Texas Christian University to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Baylor University

Waco, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Texas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Concordia University, Texas is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakeway.

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Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #6 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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Houston Baptist University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, HBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

University of St. Thomas

Houston, TX

University of St. Thomas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best education schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 12,019
Texas 11,415
Oklahoma 1,574
New Mexico 904

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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