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2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in Arizona

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Finding the Best General Education School for You

General Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arizona. With 859 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the teaching 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular General Education Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Arizona to see which ones were the most popular programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a degree in Arizona. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The excellent programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Arizona. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American InterContinental University - Online. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in Arizona list. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Arizona College is a great place for general education students. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 5 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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#6

Prescott College

Prescott, AZ

Prescott College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. Prescot College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Prescott.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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With a ranking of #8, Mohave Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Kingman.

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Pima Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,639
New Mexico 219
Oklahoma 234

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

Education Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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 KOKUYO.

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