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2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Arizona

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

Finding the Best Education 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Education Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Arizona to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Colleges.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Arizona list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

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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 #3 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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Out of the 12 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 5 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, American InterContinental University - Online did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

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#8

Prescott College

Prescott, AZ

Prescott College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Prescot College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Prescott.

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#9

Aspen University

Denver, CO

Aspen University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools in Arizona ranking. Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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With a ranking of #10, Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Schools 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.

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