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2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$77,195 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 199,724 education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 272 students majoring in education at Grand Canyon University, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - Arizona is a great place for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.

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Out of the 16 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 70% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 16 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American InterContinental University - Online landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in education at AIU Online, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#5

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Out of the 16 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarleton State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stephenville.

About 65% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 35% are male.

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Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

Of the 24 students majoring in education at ASU - Skysong, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Sam Houston State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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

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#7

Aspen University

Denver, CO

With a ranking of #7, Aspen University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Women make up 70% of the education majors at the school.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in education at NMSU Main Campus, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Houston Baptist University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Houston, HBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.

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Explore the most popular online 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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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 16 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.

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