2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree School for You
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online doctor'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.
2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the online education doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
Of the 272 students majoring in education at Grand Canyon University, 31% are male and 69% are female.
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Out of the 16 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 fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.
About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.
Women make up 70% of the education majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means American InterContinental University - Online is a great place for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.
Of the 30 students majoring in education at AIU Online, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Tarleton State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the remote town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public school with a large student population.
About 65% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 35% are male.
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Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 24 students majoring in education at ASU - Skysong, 29% are male and 71% are female.
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Aspen University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Denver, Aspen University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 70% of the education majors at the school.
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Sam Houston State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.
Of the 22 students majoring in education at NMSU Main Campus, 36% are male and 64% are female.
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Houston Baptist University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. HBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.
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Explore the most popular online education schools 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 Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 16 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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