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2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in Arizona

7 Colleges
$46,648 Avg Salary
$23,079 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Education Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Arizona to see which online 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Arizona.

#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 degree in Arizona. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 3 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

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The excellent online programs at American InterContinental University - Online helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Arizona. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

Aspen University

Denver, CO

Aspen University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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#7

Prescott College

Prescott, AZ

With a ranking of #7, Prescott College did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students. Prescot College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Prescott.

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State Degrees Awarded
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 7 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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