2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
Special Education is the #29 most popular major in the country with 36,792 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
The Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the online special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .
Most Popular Online Southwest Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education
Our 2023 rankings named Northern Arizona University the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 88% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 12% are male.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
Of the 8 students majoring in special ed at ASU - Skysong, 13% are male and 88% are female.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western New Mexico University is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.
Women make up 75% of the special ed majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Of the 12 students majoring in special ed at Texas Tech, 8% are male and 92% are female.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Grand Canyon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Request InformationMost Popular Online Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online special education colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,536 |
| Arizona | 3,941 |
| Oklahoma | 101 |
| New Mexico | 144 |
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Majors Related to Special Ed
One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Special Ed
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 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).
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