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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

The Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 82 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 15% Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Bank Street College of Education the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 small student population.

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#2

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lebanon Valley College is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Annville, LVC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at The College of New Jersey helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 82 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The College of Saint Rose is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Albany, Saint Rose is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Hood College

Frederick, MD

Hood College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Frederick.

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#7

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson.

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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 #8 on the list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

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Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate education programs. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#11

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#12

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

With a ranking of #12, Messiah University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Education students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
14 New York University New York, NY
15 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
16 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA

Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best education colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 5,729
Pennsylvania 12,364
New York 24,330
Maryland 5,361
Delaware 1,352
District of Columbia 930

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

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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