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2023 Most Popular Online Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona

6 Colleges
$36,000 Avg Salary
$25,925 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Arizona to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in Arizona. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 1,712 students majoring in education at Grand Canyon University, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 3 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

Of the 130 students majoring in education at ASU - Skysong, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Ottawa University - Phoenix helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Arizona. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Of the 27 students majoring in education at Ottawa University - Phoenix, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#4

Aspen University

Denver, CO

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Aspen University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Aspen University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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Northern Arizona University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 15% are male.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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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 6 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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