2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 129 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best school in the Southeast Region for education students working on their graduate certificate. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Augusta University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UGA is a very large public school located in the city of Athens.
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University of North Georgia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Piedmont College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Demorest, Piedmont College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Eastern Mennonite University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Eastern Mennonite is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
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Georgia College & State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Milledgeville.
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George Mason 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 #10 on the list. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
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North Carolina State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.
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Clemson University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Virginia Tech ranked #14 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
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William & Mary ranked #15 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.
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Valdosta 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 #16 on the list. Located in the city of Valdosta, VSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Louisville came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.
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University of West Georgia came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Carrollton.
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With a ranking of #19, Appalachian State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Kennesaw State University | Kennesaw, GA |
| 21 | Auburn University | Auburn, AL |
| 22 | East Carolina University | Greenville, NC |
| 23 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Charleston, SC |
| 24 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg, VA |
| 25 | University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR |
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 7,730 |
| West Virginia | 1,515 |
| Mississippi | 4,219 |
| South Carolina | 3,980 |
| Florida | 10,069 |
| Virginia | 9,522 |
| Arkansas | 4,954 |
| Alabama | 5,059 |
| Kentucky | 5,329 |
| Georgia | 9,722 |
| Tennessee | 5,194 |
| Louisiana | 2,977 |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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).
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