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Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

5 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Arizona 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular online school in Arizona for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 21% are male.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 2 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

Of the 31 students majoring in education at ASU - Skysong, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Arizona. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 73 students majoring in education at NAU, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Arizona. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#5

Prescott College

Prescott, AZ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Prescott College is a great place for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Prescot College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Prescott.

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

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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 5 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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