2023 Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Arizona to see which ones had 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.
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Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona
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Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Arizona. UOPX - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 1,107 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 426 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large public school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 263 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at ASU - Skysong are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Arizona. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, the large public school awarded 145 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,445 in student loans. Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 54% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 11 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, American InterContinental University - Online landed the # 5 spot on the list. American InterContinental University - Online is a fairly large private for-profit school located in Schaumburg, Arizona that handed out 24 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 25% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, AIU Online is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, the large public school handed out 242 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 37% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Phoenix Seminary landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Phoenix Seminary is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 45% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Aspen University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking.
Since the graduate programs at Aspen University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
University of Advancing Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 47% took at least some of their classes online.
Prescott College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Prescot College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Prescott, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 85% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list.
Since the graduate programs at Ottawa University - Phoenix are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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