by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arizona” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 327,871 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across Arizona, there were 16,667 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,648 and $23,079 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11,207 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,654 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arizona” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arizona” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arizona”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arizona list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 7,134 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Prescott College landed the #2 spot on the list. Prescot College is a small school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 48 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #3 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 1,658 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend International Baptist College and Seminary. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arizona. IBCS is a small school located in Chandler, Arizona that handed out 2 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Ottawa University - Phoenix landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 28 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Northern Arizona University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arizona ranking. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 641 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arizona ranking. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,173 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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American InterContinental University - Online landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arizona ranking. American InterContinental University - Online is a private for-profit institution located in Schaumburg, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 99 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Education at American InterContinental University - Online
University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arizona ranking, coming in at #9. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 188 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arizona ranking. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 335 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Aspen University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arizona ranking, coming in at #11. Aspen University is a medium-sized school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 11 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Ottawa University - Surprise did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arizona ranking, coming in at #12. Ottawa University - Surprise is located in Surprise, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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