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2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$20,697 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 56 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Of the 122 students majoring in education at GWU, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#2

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 56 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Park University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 84 students majoring in education at Point Park, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 79 students majoring in education at Cal U, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at International Institute for Restorative Practices helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . IIRP Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 56 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.

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#6

Hood College

Frederick, MD

Hood College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Frederick.

About 77% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#7

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

Niagara University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate education programs. Located in the large suburb of Niagara University, Niagara is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #8, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online graduate certificate. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.

About 75% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 25% are male.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

Of the 59 students majoring in education at UMBC, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Explore the most popular online education schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 5,729
Pennsylvania 12,364
New York 24,330
Maryland 5,361
Delaware 1,352
District of Columbia 930

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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 26 schools only.

  • 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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