If you plan on majoring in education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #4 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 8 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of education. Combined, these schools handed out 16,007 degrees in education to qualified students.
Your choice of education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Education Schools in Arizona list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Northern Arizona University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in education. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were approximately 1253 education students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the education program state that they receive average early career wages of $51,766.
Arizona State University - Tempe is a great option for students pursuing a degree in education. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1128 education students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the education program earn an average of $53,943 in their early career salary.
It is difficult to beat Grand Canyon University if you wish to pursue a degree in education. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8555 education students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the education program make around $54,721 in the first couple years of working.
It's difficult to beat University of Arizona if you wish to pursue a degree in education. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were roughly 547 education students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, education degree recipients typically make an average of $43,647 at the beginning of their careers.
UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #83 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UOPX - Arizona is a great university overall.
There were roughly 1120 education students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the education program at University of Phoenix - Arizona get $2,734 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 2138 education students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent data year. Those education students who get their degree from Arizona State University - Skysong receive $3,451 more than the typical education graduate.
Cochise College is a small public college located in the small city of Sierra Vista. This college ranks 21st out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 38 education students who graduated with this degree at Cochise College in the most recent year we have data available.
Aspen University is a moderately-sized private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. This university ranks 26th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 85 education students who graduated from this degree at Aspen University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the education program make an average of $31,557 in their early career salary.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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Your choice of education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
