2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate 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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 40 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Lamar University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.
About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 79% of the education majors at the school.
Out of the 40 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.
About 73% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 27% are male.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Southwest Region . OSU is a very 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 45 students majoring in education at University of Arizona, 18% are male and 82% are female.
New Mexico Highlands University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the town of Las Vegas.
About 70% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 30% are male.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 39 students majoring in education at Texas A&M College Station, 26% are male and 74% are female.
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Western New Mexico University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the remote town of Silver City.
About 79% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 21% are male.
With a ranking of #9, Northeastern State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.
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Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
About 86% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 14% are male.
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best 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 |
Majors Related to Education
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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