2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 199,724 education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best school in the Southwest Region for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 3 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
Out of the 22 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.
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Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate education programs. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
With a ranking of #7, Grand Canyon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Northeastern State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate education programs. Located in the town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.
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Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 12,019 |
| Texas | 11,415 |
| Oklahoma | 1,574 |
| New Mexico | 904 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Education
Education Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 45,458 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 34,451 |
| Special Education | 25,158 |
| General Education | 21,189 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 20,616 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,784 |
| Student Counseling | 13,840 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,387 |
| Teaching English or French | 4,743 |
| Other Education | 2,513 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,672 |
| Educational Assessment | 1,215 |
| Education Philosophy | 421 |
| International Education | 257 |
| Teaching Assistants | 20 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Psychology | 42,013 |
| Social Sciences | 22,292 |
| Communication & Journalism | 12,242 |
| Library Science | 5,929 |
| History | 4,391 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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