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2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in Arizona

7 Colleges
$42,753 Avg Salary
$23,535 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education School for You

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Special Education Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Arizona to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a degree in Arizona. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in Arizona list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 7 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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The excellent programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Arizona. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 7 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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With a ranking of #6, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Prescott College

Prescott, AZ

With a ranking of #7, Prescott College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. Located in the small city of Prescott, Prescot College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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