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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

With 25,158 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found Northern Arizona University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 12% are male.

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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 Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

Of the 8 students majoring in special ed at ASU - Skysong, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

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#4

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special 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.

Women make up 75% of the special ed majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Of the 12 students majoring in special ed at Texas Tech, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#7

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Explore the most popular online special education schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,478
Arizona 3,222
Oklahoma 52
New Mexico 111

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One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Special Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

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 woodleywonderworks.

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