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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked 3rd in Arizona. In fact, 3,222 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Arizona to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Arizona University the most popular online school in Arizona for special education students working on their graduate certificate. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

Women make up 88% of the special ed majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 3 spot on the list. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

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#4

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

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Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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