2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 3rd in Pennsylvania. In fact, 12,364 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
Check out the online education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Point Park University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 62% of the education majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great place for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means International Institute for Restorative Practices is a great place for education students working on their online graduate certificate. IIRP Graduate School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.
Of the 56 students majoring in education at IIRP Graduate School, 18% are male and 82% are female.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Pennsylvania. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
About 75% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 25% are male.
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Out of the 25 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Gannon University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.
About 89% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 11% are male.
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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.
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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Bloomsburg is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Bloomsburg.
Of the 12 students majoring in education at Bloomsburg, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 26 students majoring in education at Edinboro, 23% are male and 77% are female.
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Gratz College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Gratz College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Melrose Park.
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West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.
Of the 26 students majoring in education at WCUPA, 4% are male and 96% are female.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 5,729 |
| New York | 24,330 |
| Maryland | 5,361 |
| Delaware | 1,352 |
| District of Columbia | 930 |
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Education Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.