2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona
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The Most Popular 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 13 schools in Arizona to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the most popular school in Arizona for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Tempe, Arizona, the large private for-profit school awarded 1,107 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UOPX - Arizona does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 13 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 426 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Grand Canyon University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, the large public school awarded 263 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at ASU - Skysong are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Out of the 13 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 242 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
University of Arizona does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 37% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 192 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at ASU - Tempe. In fact, around 42% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Northern Arizona University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, the large public school handed out 145 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $23,445 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at NAU. In fact, around 54% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Prescott College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in Prescott, Arizona, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 85% were women.
Prescot College does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
American InterContinental University - Online came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. Schaumburg, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 25% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, AIU Online is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Phoenix Seminary landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Phoenix Seminary. During the 2019-2020 year, about 45% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, Ottawa University - Phoenix is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
DeVry University - Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list.
DeVry University - Arizona does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Advancing Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list.
University of Advancing Technology does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 47% took at least some of their classes online.
Aspen University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, Aspen University is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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