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2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

13 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 9,522 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Virginia 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in Virginia for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 464 students majoring in education at Liberty University, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 13 online programs at schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 298 students majoring in education at GMU, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 11% are male.

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#4

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, VA

Out of the 13 online programs at schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Mennonite University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, Eastern Mennonite is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 86% of the education majors at the school.

Read full report on Education at Eastern Mennonite University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#6

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

Of the 44 students majoring in education at JMU, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#7

Radford University

Radford, VA

With a ranking of #7, Radford University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

Women make up 85% of the education majors at the school.

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 94 students majoring in education at Virginia Tech, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#9

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

William & Mary 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. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in education at William & Mary, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#10

Ferrum College

Ferrum, VA

Ferrum 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 #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Ferrum, Ferrum College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 7,730
West Virginia 1,515
South Carolina 3,980
Florida 10,069
Arkansas 4,954
Mississippi 4,219
Tennessee 5,194
Louisiana 2,977
Alabama 5,059
Kentucky 5,329
Georgia 9,722

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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

Majors Similar 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 13 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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