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Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

14 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 Georgia. With 9,722 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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 Georgia

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

Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Augusta University the best school in Georgia for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. UGA is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

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#3

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Piedmont College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the distant town of Demorest, Piedmont College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia College & State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Georgia College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Milledgeville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valdosta State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Valdosta, VSU is a public school with a large student population.

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#6

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

University of West Georgia 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. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the town of Carrollton.

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Kennesaw State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

With a ranking of #8, Georgia Southern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. GaSou is a very large public school located in the town of Statesboro.

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#9

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Brenau 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. Brenau is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Gainesville.

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#10

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

Georgia 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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
Tennessee 5,194
Louisiana 2,977

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 14 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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