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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

8 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 Kansas. In fact, 4,776 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Kansas 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 Kansas

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

Top Kansas Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Education

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kansas the best school in Kansas for education students working on their graduate certificate. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Pitt State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Pittsburg.

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Out of the 8 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. WSU is a large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

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#6

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

With a ranking of #6, Washburn University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Washburn University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Topeka.

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With a ranking of #7, Emporia State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Emporia, ESU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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MidAmerica Nazarene University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. MNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Olathe.

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Best Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Education Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 9,682
Iowa 3,392
South Dakota 1,045
Missouri 7,906
Nebraska 4,167
North Dakota 1,291

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 8 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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