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2023 Best Education Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

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$49,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You

Education is the most popular major in Arizona with 12,019 degrees and certificates handed out 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Education Master's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Arizona to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Arizona Schools for a Master's in Education

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arizona. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Arizona. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 6 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Education Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 11,415
Oklahoma 1,574
New Mexico 904

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

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 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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