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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

6 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 3rd in Nebraska. In fact, 4,167 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Nebraska 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.

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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

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

Top Nebraska Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Education

#1

Midland University

Fremont, NE

Our analysis found Midland University to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Nebraska. Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fremont.

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Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

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Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Kearney is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #6 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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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
Kansas 4,776
Minnesota 9,682
Iowa 3,392
South Dakota 1,045
Missouri 7,906
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

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 6 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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