2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best 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.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 732 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
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Our 2023 rankings named The College of Saint Rose the most popular school in the United States for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Albany, Saint Rose is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 881 students majoring in education at Lamar University, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. A-State is a large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.
Of the 674 students majoring in education at A-State, 30% are male and 70% are female.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Ball State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 91% of the education majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Piedmont College is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Demorest, Piedmont College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 83% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 17% are male.
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Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Of the 464 students majoring in education at Liberty University, 21% are male and 79% are female.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.
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Portland State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.
Of the 429 students majoring in education at Portland State University, 31% are male and 69% are female.
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University of Oregon landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. UO is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Eugene.
Of the 409 students majoring in education at UO, 30% are male and 70% are female.
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Oregon State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 403 students majoring in education at Oregon State, 24% are male and 76% are female.
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Washington State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu 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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University of West Georgia landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. University of West Georgia is a large public school located in the fringe town of Carrollton.
Of the 348 students majoring in education at University of West Georgia, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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George Mason University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
Of the 298 students majoring in education at GMU, 15% are male and 85% are female.
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American College of Education ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 289 students majoring in education at American College of Education, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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Capella University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
About 85% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 15% are male.
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Viterbo University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.
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Seattle Pacific University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 68% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 32% are male.
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Clemson University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 251 students majoring in education at Clemson, 12% are male and 88% are female.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 14% are male.
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Stony Brook University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 70% of the education majors at the school.
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Valdosta State University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Valdosta, VSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 227 students majoring in education at VSU, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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Kennesaw State University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 217 students majoring in education at KSU Georgia, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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With a ranking of #23, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
About 86% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 14% are male.
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With a ranking of #24, Appalachian State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Boone.
About 84% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 16% are male.
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McDaniel College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #25 on the list. McDaniel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Westminster.
Of the 192 students majoring in education at McDaniel, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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Remaining Award Winners
This section represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 732 different United States education schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Education students that almost earned our Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools award.
Education by Region
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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 |
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 26 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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