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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 2023 rankings named Mesa Community College the most popular online school in Arizona for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cochise County Community College District is a great place for education students working on their online associate degree. Cochise College is a small public school located in the small city of Sierra Vista.

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

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#3

Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Yavapai College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Yavapai College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Prescott.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Scottsdale Community College is a great place for education students working on their online associate degree. 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rio Salado College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, Rio Salado College is a public college with a fairly 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Aspen University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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With a ranking of #7, Estrella Mountain Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online associate degree. Estrella Mountain Community College is a moderately-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 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

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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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