2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the online education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
Women make up 79% of the education majors at the school.
Out of the 23 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Tahlequah.
About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 19% are male.
The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Southwest Region . NAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.
About 73% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 27% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 71% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 29% are male.
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Western New Mexico University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the remote town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public college with a small student population.
About 79% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 21% are male.
Angelo State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the small city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 22 students majoring in education at Angelo State, 9% are male and 91% are female.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.
About 90% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 10% are male.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.
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Schreiner University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate education programs. Located in the town of Kerrville, Schreiner University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in education at Schreiner University, 28% are male and 72% are female.
Most Popular Online Education Colleges by State
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 23 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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