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Career Information for Preschool Teachers in Texas

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Fast Facts for Preschool Teachers in Texas

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Brownsville, Odessa, and College Station
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Sherman, McAllen, and Texarkana
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Houston, Dallas, and Fort Worth

Salaries for Preschool Teachers in Texas

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Sherman, Brownsville, and McAllen. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Preschool Teachers in Texas are listed below.

Selected Preschool Teacher Training Schools in Texas

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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University of Phoenix
Arlington, Austin, Cedar Hill, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, Hurst, Irving, Killeen, Plano, San Antonio, Spring, Sugar Land

Founded in 1976, University of Phoenix is dedicated to meeting the needs of working students. Now the largest private university in North America, we offer conveniently located campuses and learning centers as well as a flexible online learning format.

  • Programs: Education/Early Childhood Education, MA In Education/Early Childhood Education, Master Of Arts In Education/Elementary Teacher Education/Early Childhood, Online Program - MA In Education/Early Childhood Ed.
  • Degrees/Course Work: Master
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Preschool Teachers in Texas

University of Phoenix Online
Online

Providing the flexibility of a 100% online education. Receive lectures, questions and assignments from instructors electronically. Students study them at their convenience.

  • Programs: Education/Early Childhood Ed.
  • Degrees/Course Work: Master

Kaplan University Online
Online

Kaplan University offers dozens of online degree programs, designed for learners who require maximum schedule flexibility. Some degrees cab be earned in as few as 12 months.

  • Programs: Interdisciplinary Studies - Early Childhood Development
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

Ashworth College
Online

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

  • Programs: Early Childhood Education
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Early Childhood Education
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More Texas Preschool Teacher Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Austin Community College DistrictAustinAssociate33,508
Baylor UniversityWacoDoctorate & First Professional14,174
Coastal Bend CollegeBeevilleAssociate3,196
Colin CollegePlanoAssociate20,143
Dallas Baptist UniversityDallasDoctorate5,244
El Paso Community CollegeEl PasoAssociate25,023
Grayson County CollegeDenisonAssociate3,811
Hardin-Simmons UniversityAbileneDoctorate2,435
Houston Baptist UniversityHoustonMasters2,339
Lone Star College SystemThe WoodlandsAssociate39,756
Lubbock Christian UniversityLubbockMasters1,960
Midland CollegeMidlandBachelor5,739
Midwestern State UniversityWichita FallsMasters6,027
Our Lady of the Lake University-San AntonioSan AntonioDoctorate2,608
Schreiner UniversityKerrvilleMasters971
South Texas CollegeMcAllenBachelor19,827
Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdochesDoctorate11,607
Texas A & M International UniversityLaredoDoctorate5,179
Texas A & M University-CommerceCommerceDoctorate8,813
Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus ChristiDoctorate8,563
Texas A & M University-KingsvilleKingsvilleDoctorate6,567
Texas Christian UniversityFort WorthMasters8,668
Texas State University-San MarcosSan MarcosDoctorate28,121
Texas Woman's UniversityDentonDoctorate12,168
The University of Texas at BrownsvilleBrownsvilleDoctorate17,215
The University of Texas at TylerTylerDoctorate6,137
The University of Texas of the Permian BasinOdessaMasters3,559
The University of Texas-Pan AmericanEdinburgDoctorate17,435
Tyler Junior CollegeTylerAssociate8,217
University of HoustonHoustonDoctorate & First Professional34,663
University of Houston-Clear LakeHoustonDoctorate7,522
University of North TexasDentonDoctorate34,710
Wiley CollegeMarshallBachelor926

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Preschool Teachers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Texas. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Preschool Teachers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Preschool Teachers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

TEXAS

   
Brownsville640$34,4901.8
Odessa270$25,1101.8
College Station370$20,6301.8
Killeen540$27,9401.6
Amarillo440$20,5601.6
Tyler390$18,8701.6
Laredo320$30,8401.4
El Paso1,050$26,0401.4
Longview350$20,9701.4
Abilene210$21,3301.3
Houston9,600$22,1301.2
Lubbock420$20,2201.2
Austin2,640$22,7701.2
Corpus Christi570$22,7801.1
Dallas7,000$23,7801.1
San Antonio2,710$23,2301.1
Fort Worth2,770$23,8701.1
San Angelo110$20,2701.1
Midland180$22,5201
Waco270$22,9701
Wichita Falls150$22,8401
Texarkana140$20,4001
McAllen550$31,2800.9
Sherman60$36,4700.6
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