2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland
Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 5th in Maryland. In fact, 5,361 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Maryland 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 Maryland
The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the best school in Maryland for education students working on their graduate certificate. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hood College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Frederick.
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Out of the 10 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Towson is a very large public school located in the city of Towson.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.
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With a ranking of #6, McDaniel College did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. McDaniel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Westminster.
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Salisbury University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate education programs. Located in the small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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University of Maryland Global Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.
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Mount St Mary’s 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 #9 on the list. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg.
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Notre Dame of Maryland University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate education programs. Located in the large city of Baltimore, NDMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Request InformationBest Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 5,729 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,364 |
| New York | 24,330 |
| Delaware | 1,352 |
| District of Columbia | 930 |
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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 10 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.