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Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

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

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Ohio. With 9,238 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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.

The Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Ohio to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of Cincinnati - Main Campus to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Ohio. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Of the 110 students majoring in education at UC, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#2

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 33% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Wright State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Ohio. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

Women make up 56% of the education majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Ohio. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in education at OHIO Athens, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Miami University - Oxford 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. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in education at Miami University - Oxford, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Franklin University

Columbus, OH

Franklin University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Franklin University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbus.

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University of Akron Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Baldwin Wallace University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Berea.

Women make up 67% of the education majors at the school.

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Best Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 11,570
Michigan 5,939
Illinois 10,567
Wisconsin 5,792

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 21 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.

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