2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You
With 327,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 512 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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.
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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Education
Our 2023 rankings named Bank Street College of Education the best school in the United States for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, Bank Street College of Education is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Claremont Graduate University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lebanon Valley College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Annville, LVC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out of the 512 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The College of New Jersey ranked #7 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.
Wisconsin Lutheran College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
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Seattle Pacific University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
With a ranking of #12, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
Valley City State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Valley City, Valley City State University is a public school with a small student population.
The College of Saint Rose landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate education programs. Located in the small city of Albany, Saint Rose is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #15, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Hood College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Frederick.
With a ranking of #17, Towson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the city of Towson.
Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate education programs. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Loyola Marymount University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #19 on the list. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Western Washington University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a large student population.
Augusta University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
With a ranking of #22, Northwestern College did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. NWC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Orange City.
Saint Mary’s College of California came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #24 on the list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
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Bethel University Minnesota ranked #25 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.
Rest of the Top 50 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the schools awarded a Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 512 different United States education schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Education students that almost earned our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools award.
Education by Region
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Education Related Rankings by Major
Education Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
| Student Counseling | 13,858 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,695 |
| Teaching English or French | 5,791 |
| Other Education | 4,858 |
| Teaching Assistants | 2,751 |
| Educational Assessment | 2,552 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,910 |
| Education Philosophy | 737 |
| International Education | 293 |
Majors Similar to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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 Horadrim.
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