2023 Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Most Popular Online 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Auburn University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 36 students majoring in education at Auburn, 42% are male and 58% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Union College Kentucky is a great place for general education students working on their online graduate certificate. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Barbourville.
Of the 19 students majoring in education at Union College, 37% are male and 63% are female.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Southern Mississippi helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNA is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Florence.
Of the 9 students majoring in education at UNA, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.
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Liberty University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 33% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 67% are male.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.
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North Carolina State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
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American Public University System did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for general education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Saint Leo University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. St. Leo University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Saint Leo.
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Explore the most popular online general education schools 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 |
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General Education Related Majors
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 10 schools only.
- 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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