2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools
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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 143 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 15% Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral University the most popular school in the United States for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.
While working on their Graduate Certificate, education majors at Northcentral University accumulate an average of around $17,571 in student debt.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.
Read full report on General Education at Southern New Hampshire University
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Jackson State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 96% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 4% are male.
Read full report on General Education at Jackson State University
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of California - Santa Barbara helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the United States. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.
Women make up 81% of the education majors at the school.
Read full report on General Education at University of California - Santa Barbara
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 91% of the education majors at the school.
Jacksonville State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 73% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 27% are male.
Full General Education at Jacksonville State University Report
University of Connecticut came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.
About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.
Read full report on General Education at University of Connecticut
University of Central Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 37 students majoring in education at UCF, 22% are male and 78% are female.
While working on their Graduate Certificate, education majors at UCF accumulate an average of around $16,733 in student debt.
Auburn University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 58% of the education majors at the school.
Azusa Pacific University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.
Women make up 88% of the education majors at the school.
With a ranking of #11, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 79% of the education majors at the school.
Read full report on General Education at University of Georgia
With a ranking of #12, Mississippi State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 73% of the education majors at the school.
Goucher College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Baltimore.
Women make up 92% of the education majors at the school.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 95% of the education majors at the school.
With a ranking of #14, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
Women make up 86% of the education majors at the school.
With a ranking of #17, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.
About 86% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 14% are male.
Mercer University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 20 students majoring in education at Mercer, 15% are male and 85% are female.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
About 85% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 15% are male.
While working on their Graduate Certificate, education majors at Pitt accumulate an average of around $25,278 in student debt.
Full General Education at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report
Union College Kentucky came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Barbourville.
Women make up 63% of the education majors at the school.
Read full report on General Education at Union College Kentucky
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.
Of the 16 students majoring in education at Mizzou, 19% are male and 81% are female.
Full General Education at University of Missouri - Columbia Report
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | California State University - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 23 | University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 24 | University of Oregon | Eugene, OR |
| 24 | Oklahoma State University - Main Campus | Stillwater, OK |
| 26 | University of California - Berkeley | Berkeley, CA |
| 26 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham, AL |
| 26 | University of North Alabama | Florence, AL |
| 26 | Bay Path University | Longmeadow, MA |
| 26 | Gratz College | Melrose Park, PA |
| 26 | University of Memphis | Memphis, TN |
| 26 | Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction, CO |
General Education by Region
View the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.
| Region |
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
General Education Related Majors
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 25 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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