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2023 Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

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Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Arizona to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree 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 a master’s degree in Arizona. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7,134 students majoring in education at Grand Canyon University, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Arizona. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

Women make up 86% of the education majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 23% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Of the 335 students majoring in education at ASU - Tempe, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 73% of the education majors at the school.

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American InterContinental University - Online did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 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 99 students majoring in education at AIU Online, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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#8

Prescott College

Prescott, AZ

Prescott College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. Prescot College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Prescott.

Of the 48 students majoring in education at Prescot College, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.

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#10

Aspen University

Denver, CO

Aspen University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Of the 11 students majoring in education at Aspen University, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 12 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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