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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

39 Colleges
$14,413 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree 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.

The Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific 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. This report analyzed 39 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for grade specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for grade specific ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Lubbock Christian University the best value school in the Southwest Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lubbock, LCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at LCU are $9,540 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Waxahachie, Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University graduate students pay an average of $8,610 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Out of the 39 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Grand Canyon University graduate students pay an average of $11,538 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Durant.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University graduate students pay an average of $11,376 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. NWOSU is a small public school located in the town of Alva.

NWOSU graduate students pay an average of $10,571 in tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UT Rio Grande Valley also is in the top 20% of our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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Northeastern State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. NSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Tahlequah.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NSU are $10,911 per year.

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#8

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

Trinity University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Trinity U are $23,597 per year.

Trinity U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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Oral Roberts University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tulsa, ORU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ORU are $12,800 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges 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 25 schools only.

  • 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 Vgrigas.

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