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Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

6 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arizona. With 16,265 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Arizona 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 Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Arizona Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Education

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Arizona. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Arizona. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate education programs. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Education Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 17,614
New Mexico 1,831
Oklahoma 3,171

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Horadrim.

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