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Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

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2023 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

15 Colleges
$21,471 Avg Salary
$16,716 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Arizona to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found Pima Community College to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Arizona. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 97% of the education majors at the school.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Arizona. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Of the 32 students majoring in education at ASU - Tempe, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#4

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

Out of the 15 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Arizona College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 4% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glendale Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in the suburb of Glendale, Glendale Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in education at Glendale Community College, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#6

Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ

Yavapai College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Yavapai College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Prescott.

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Paradise Valley Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Paradise Valley Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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With a ranking of #8, Mesa Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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Arizona Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Arizona Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Phoenix.

Of the 3 students majoring in education at Arizona Christian University, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Estrella Mountain Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Avondale.

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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 15 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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