2023 Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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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 Education Doctor's Degree 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 53 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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Top 10 Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the 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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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Southwest Region . UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.
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Out of the 53 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Abilene Christian University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Abilene Christian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Abilene.
About 69% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 31% are male.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Southwest Region . UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
Of the 76 students majoring in education at UH, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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Out of the 53 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public 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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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree education programs. 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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Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.
About 83% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 17% are male.
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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
About 66% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 34% are male.
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University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
Of the 56 students majoring in education at UNT, 27% are male and 73% are female.
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Sam Houston State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 16,265 |
| Texas | 17,614 |
| New Mexico | 1,831 |
| Oklahoma | 3,171 |
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 26 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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