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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

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

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 4th in Texas. In fact, 17,614 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. 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.

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 Texas ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kingsville.

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#5

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Lamar University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Texas. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a large student population.

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University of North Texas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.

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Dallas Baptist University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of Dallas, DBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Texas Woman’s University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Education Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 16,265
New Mexico 1,831
Oklahoma 3,171

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.

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