2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia
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
Our 2023 rankings named Augusta University the best school in Georgia for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Georgia. UGA is a very large public school located in the city of Athens.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Piedmont College is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Demorest, Piedmont College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgia College & State University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Georgia College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Milledgeville.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Valdosta State University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Valdosta, VSU is a public college with a large student population.
University of West Georgia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate education programs. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Carrollton.
With a ranking of #7, Kennesaw State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Georgia Southern 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 #8 on the list. GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the town of Statesboro.
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.
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.
Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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North Carolina | 7,730 |
West Virginia | 1,515 |
Florida | 10,069 |
Virginia | 9,522 |
Arkansas | 4,954 |
Mississippi | 4,219 |
South Carolina | 3,980 |
Louisiana | 2,977 |
Alabama | 5,059 |
Kentucky | 5,329 |
Tennessee | 5,194 |
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Education Related Rankings by Major
Education Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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