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2023 Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate School for You

General Education is the #39 most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Auburn University the best school in the Southeast Region for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNA is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Florence.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, education graduates from UCF carry an average student debtload of $16,733.

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#6

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Mercer University ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Southern Mississippi ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a large student population.

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#8

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

With a ranking of #10, Union College Kentucky did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Barbourville.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 117
Virginia 918
North Carolina 255
Florida 622
Tennessee 605
Kentucky 95
South Carolina 352
Louisiana 116
Arkansas 133
Alabama 115
Mississippi 407
West Virginia 301

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

Majors Similar to Education

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 20 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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