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2023 Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

3 Colleges
$47,664 Avg Salary
$26,812 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate School for You

General Education is the #15 most popular major in Maryland with 1,286 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Maryland Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Education

#1

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Goucher College the best school in Maryland for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Baltimore.

Full General Education at Goucher College Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Notre Dame of Maryland University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Maryland. NDMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#3

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Frostburg State University is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public college with a small student population.

Full General Education at Frostburg State University Report

Best General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,014
New York 604
New Jersey 702
District of Columbia 79
Delaware 134

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 KOKUYO.

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