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2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

23 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 79% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 23 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 2 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

About 81% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 19% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 27% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great place for education students working on their online graduate certificate. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

About 71% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#6

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

About 79% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#7

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

With a ranking of #7, Angelo State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Angelo State is a large public school located in the city of San Angelo.

Of the 22 students majoring in education at Angelo State, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online graduate certificate. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

Read full report on Education at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#10

Schreiner University

Kerrville, TX

Schreiner University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Schreiner University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Kerrville.

Of the 18 students majoring in education at Schreiner University, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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Explore the most popular online education schools 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 23 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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