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2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in the Southwest Region

62 Colleges
$46,451 Avg Salary
$21,446 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.

The Most Popular Online Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 62 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Education Colleges.

#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. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at Grand Canyon University take out is $36,153. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $118.

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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 Schools in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at UOPX - Arizona take out is $34,723.

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#3

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Texas College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is a fairly large public school located in the city of McAllen.

On average, education graduates from South Texas College take out $5,197 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

The excellent online programs at Lone Star College System helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, education graduates from North Harris Montgomery carry an average student debtload of $9,500.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Education majors at ASU - Skysong take out an average of $23,380 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $286, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #6, Pima Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at Pima County Community College District take out is $13,907.

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#7

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tyler.

While working on their degree, education majors at Tyler Junior College accumulate an average of around $11,000 in student debt.

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

After completing their degree, education graduates from NMSU Main Campus carry an average student debtload of $24,532.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

On average, education graduates from ENMU - Main Campus take out $22,982 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#10

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public college with a small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Education Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
11 Aspen University Denver, CO

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 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 25 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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