2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
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The Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 23 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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Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 87 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 79% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the medium-sized public school awarded 36 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 76% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large public school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 31 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 81% 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.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 73 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,445 in student loans. Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 54% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 60% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #6, Western New Mexico University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in Silver City, New Mexico that handed out 39 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 95% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Angelo State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large public school is located in San Angelo, Texas, and it awarded 22 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 91% were women.
Around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ENMU - Main Campus is a public institution located in Portales, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
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Schreiner University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs. Schreiner University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kerrville, Texas. It awarded 18 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 72% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Schreiner University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #12, New Mexico Highlands University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in Las Vegas, New Mexico that handed out 44 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
Around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Mid-America Christian University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Around 93% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in College Station, Texas, the large public school awarded 39 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 74% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 23% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Sam Houston State University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs. SHSU is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 15 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 63% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs. This large public school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 35 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 49% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in Arlington, Texas, the large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
In 2019-2020 about 65% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, the large public school handed out 16 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 50% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #20, University of Houston - Downtown did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
In 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Prescott College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Prescot College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Prescott, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Houston Baptist University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
St. Mary’s University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 23 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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