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Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

2023 Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

8 Colleges
$22,224 Avg Salary
$13,640 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Arizona to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Mesa Community College to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online associate degree in Arizona. Located in the large city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 95% of the education majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cochise County Community College District. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list. Cochise College is a small public school located in the city of Sierra Vista.

Women make up 81% of the education majors at the school.

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#3

Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Yavapai College is a great place for education students working on their online associate degree. Yavapai College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Prescott.

Women make up 93% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Scottsdale Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Rio Salado College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, Rio Salado College is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in education at Rio Salado College, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree education programs. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in education at UOPX - Arizona, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#7

Aspen University

Denver, CO

Aspen University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree education programs. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Avondale.

Of the 45 students majoring in education at Estrella Mountain Community College, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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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 8 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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