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2023 Most Popular Online Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools

58 Colleges
$21,471 Avg Salary
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With 327,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 58 schools in the United States to see which online undergraduate 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 undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Bryant & Stratton College - Online the most popular online school in the United States for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Orchard Park, Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 99% of the education majors at the school.

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The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Pima Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a fairly large 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 Alliant International University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 43% are male.

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The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the United States. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 93% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Illinois is a great place for education students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rockford.

Of the 27 students majoring in education at Rasmussen University - Illinois, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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#6

Klamath Community College

Klamath Falls, OR

With a ranking of #6, Klamath Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Klamath Community College is a small public school located in the town of Klamath Falls.

Of the 24 students majoring in education at Klamath Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Central Georgia Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

With a ranking of #8, Pitt Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Winterville.

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#9

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

Pikes Peak Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online undergraduate certificate education programs. Located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Coastal Pines Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Coastal Pines Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Waycross.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 28 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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