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2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

25 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
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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.

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

#1

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Point Park University the most popular online school in Pennsylvania for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large 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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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at California University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend International Institute for Restorative Practices. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. 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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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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

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#5

Gannon University

Erie, PA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Gannon University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Pennsylvania. 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 large 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 landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate education programs. Bloomsburg is a medium-sized public school located in the small 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the fringe 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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#9

Gratz College

Melrose Park, PA

Gratz College 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 #9 on the list. Gratz College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Melrose Park.

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West Chester 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 #9 on the list. WCUPA is a fairly 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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Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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 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.

  • 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.

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