2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Education Graduate 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 95 schools in the Southeast 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.
2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . A-State is a large public school located in the city of Jonesboro.
Women make up 70% of the education majors at the school.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Southeast Region . Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Women make up 79% of the education majors at the school.
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Out of the 95 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 437 students majoring in education at UNC Charlotte, 18% are male and 82% are female.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of West Georgia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Southeast Region . University of West Georgia is a large public school located in the fringe town of Carrollton.
Women make up 87% of the education majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valdosta State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Valdosta, VSU is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.
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University of West Alabama ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the remote area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 89% of the education majors at the school.
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Augusta University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.
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Kennesaw State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 81% of the education majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #9, George Mason University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online graduate certificate. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
Women make up 85% of the education majors at the school.
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Belhaven University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate education programs. Located in the city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 98 students majoring in education at Belhaven, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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Clemson University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 88% of the education majors at the school.
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Appalachian State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate education programs. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.
Of the 196 students majoring in education at Appalachian State, 16% are male and 84% are female.
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Georgia Southern University 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 #13 on the list. GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the town of Statesboro.
Women make up 85% of the education majors at the school.
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University of Florida 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 #14 on the list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school 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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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Nova Southeastern University | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 16 | Old Dominion University | Norfolk, VA |
| 16 | East Carolina University | Greenville, NC |
| 18 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 19 | Georgia College & State University | Milledgeville, GA |
Most Popular Online Education Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online 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 |
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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 Majors Related 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 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.