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2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

6 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Maryland to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.

#1

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Goucher College the most popular 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.

About 92% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 8% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Notre Dame of Maryland University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular 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

Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Frostburg State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public school with a small student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on General Education at Frostburg State University

#4

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salisbury University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Salisbury is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Salisbury.

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Maryland. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Read full report on General Education at Johns Hopkins University

Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full General Education at University of Maryland - Baltimore County Report

Best General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Schools 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 6 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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