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

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Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree 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.

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.

The Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 53 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the 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 a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college 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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Out of the 53 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Abilene Christian University is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 76 students majoring in education at UH, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

About 69% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 31% are male.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 17% are male.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

About 66% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 34% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 56 students majoring in education at UNT, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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Sam Houston State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is a very 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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Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 26 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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