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2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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In 2020-2021, 110,226 degrees and certificates were awarded to teacher education grade specific students, making the major the most popular in the country.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 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.

Check out the online grade specific ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

About 76% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 24% are male.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 20% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Highlands University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the remote town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public college with a small student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 37% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

Women make up 86% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#6

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in grade specific ed at Western New Mexico University, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

About 73% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 27% are male.

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Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#9

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

With a ranking of #9, St. Mary’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Mid-America Christian University

Oklahoma City, OK

Mid-America Christian University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. MACU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

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Explore the most popular online teacher education grade specific schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 6,189
Texas 4,681
New Mexico 782
Oklahoma 1,268

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Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Grade Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 43,003
Early Childhood Education 32,920
Secondary Education 10,547
Teacher Education 9,949
Teacher Development & Methodology 6,165
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3,517
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 2,450
Adult & Continuing Education 1,074
Montessori Teacher Education 252
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 140
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 105
Online Educator/Online Teaching 79
International Teaching and Learning 25

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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 Vgrigas.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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