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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

13 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Ohio. With 9,238 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Ohio 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

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

Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Baldwin Wallace University to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Ohio. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Berea.

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#2

Mount St. Joseph University

Cincinnati, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mount St. Joseph University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the suburb of Cincinnati, Mount St. Joe is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Wright State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Ohio. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a large student population.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

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With a ranking of #9, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Kent State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate education programs. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Education Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 11,570
Michigan 5,939
Illinois 10,567
Wisconsin 5,792

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 13 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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