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2023 Most Popular Online Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

13 Colleges
$36,000 Avg Salary
$25,925 Avg Student Debt

With 327,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

About 91% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 9% are male.

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Out of the 13 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 2 spot on the list. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

Of the 410 students majoring in education at UOPX - Arizona, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a great place for education students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 57 students majoring in education at ENMU - Main Campus, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#5

LeTourneau University

Longview, TX

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at LeTourneau University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Southwest Region . LETU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Longview.

About 97% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 3% are male.

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#6

Aspen University

Denver, CO

Aspen University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, Aspen University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Ottawa University - Phoenix landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Ottawa University - Phoenix is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 33% are male.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.

Women make up 84% of the education majors at the school.

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Northern Arizona University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree education programs. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

Women make up 85% of the education majors at the school.

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Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the large suburb of Waxahachie, Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in education at Southwestern Assemblies of God University, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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Explore the most popular online education colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 16,265
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

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 13 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.

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