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Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

26 Colleges
$21,471 Avg Salary
$16,716 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 327,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Stanly Community College the best school in the Southeast Region for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Albemarle, Stanly Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Florida is a great place for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Ocala.

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#3

Wheeling University

Wheeling, WV

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wheeling University is a great place for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Wheeling University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wheeling.

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#4

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Richmond is a great place for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. URichmond is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of University of Richmond.

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#5

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great place for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

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#6

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate education programs. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester.

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#7

Shorter University

Rome, GA

Shorter University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate education programs. Located in the small city of Rome, Shorter is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Atlanta Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Atlanta Area Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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Albany Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Albany Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Albany.

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#10

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Pitt Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Pitt Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Winterville.

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Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best education schools for a specific state in the Southeast 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
Georgia 9,722
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 25 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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