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

12 Colleges
$54,263 Avg Salary
$22,967 Avg Student Debt

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, teacher education subject specific was ranked #14 in the country. In fact 20,616 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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The Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate 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 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

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

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Tahlequah.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

With a ranking of #6, Grand Canyon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Sam Houston State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of North Texas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 471
Arizona 1,346
Oklahoma 102
New Mexico 92

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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 Aparajita Datta.

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