2023 Best Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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The Best Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 64 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Education Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Trinity University to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of San Antonio, Trinity U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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 Master’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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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas Christian University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Southwest Region . UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the city of Edinburg.
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University of St. Thomas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
Austin College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Sherman, Austin College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Texas Tech University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Baylor University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree education programs. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.
Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree education programs. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington, TX |
| 12 | Our Lady of the Lake University | San Antonio, TX |
Best Education Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 12,019 |
| Texas | 11,415 |
| Oklahoma | 1,574 |
| New Mexico | 904 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Education
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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).
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