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2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

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Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate School for You

With 115 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general education is the #88 most popular major in Alabama.

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 General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Alabama 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Jacksonville State University the most popular school in Alabama for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 73% of the education majors at the school.

Read full report on General Education at Jacksonville State University

#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Out of the 7 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small 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.

Full General Education at Auburn University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full General Education at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of North Alabama helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Alabama. UNA is a medium-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.

Full General Education at University of North Alabama Report

#5

University of Montevallo

Montevallo, AL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Montevallo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Alabama. Located in the large suburb of Montevallo, Montevallo is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on General Education at University of Montevallo

Alabama A & M University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. AAMU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Normal.

Full General Education at Alabama A & M University Report

#7

Alabama State University

Montgomery, AL

Alabama State University 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 medium-sized city of Montgomery, Alabama State is a public school with a small student population.

Full General Education at Alabama State University Report

Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 117
Virginia 918
North Carolina 255
Florida 622
Tennessee 605
Kentucky 95
South Carolina 352
Louisiana 116
Arkansas 133
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 7 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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