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2023 Best Education Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

6 Colleges
$49,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Education Master's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Arizona to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona

Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Arizona Schools for a Master's in Education

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best school in Arizona for education students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Arizona. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly 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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