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2023 Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

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Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Arizona to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

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

About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

Of the 1,658 students majoring in education at ASU - Skysong, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - Arizona is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 1,173 students majoring in education at UOPX - Arizona, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 77% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

About 77% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 188 students majoring in education at University of Arizona, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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American InterContinental University - Online ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 37% are male.

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#8

Prescott College

Prescott, AZ

Prescott College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Prescot College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Prescott.

About 77% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 23% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Of the 28 students majoring in education at Ottawa University - Phoenix, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#10

Aspen University

Denver, CO

With a ranking of #10, Aspen University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Aspen University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

About 36% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 64% 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

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 12 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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