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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

11 Colleges
$47,501 Avg Salary
$19,426 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 34,451 teacher education grade specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for grade specific ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Oklahoma State University - Main Campus the best school in the Southwest Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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#4

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Southwest Region . Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at New Mexico Highlands University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the remote town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public school with a small student population.

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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

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University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #10 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 394
Arizona 3,188
Oklahoma 367
New Mexico 164

One of 14 majors within the area of study, teacher education grade specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Grade Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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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