2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
With 36,792 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
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 .
Most Popular Online Southwest Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education
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.
The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a fairly 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.
Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Western New Mexico University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southwest Region . 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.
Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southwest Region . 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.
Grand Canyon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Most Popular Online Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online special education schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 3,941 |
| Texas | 1,536 |
| New Mexico | 144 |
| Oklahoma | 101 |
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Majors Related to Special Ed
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Special Ed Focus Areas
Majors Similar to Special Ed
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
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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