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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

19 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 3rd in Wisconsin. In fact, 5,792 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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 in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in Wisconsin 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.

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

#1

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

Our 2023 rankings named Viterbo University the most popular school in Wisconsin for education students working on their graduate certificate. 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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#2

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

Out of the 19 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Alverno College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 56 students majoring in education at Alverno, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Out of the 19 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public school located in the city of Oshkosh.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Wisconsin. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 17% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin ranking. UW - Whitewater is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Whitewater.

Of the 22 students majoring in education at UW - Whitewater, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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Concordia University, Wisconsin came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 75% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in education at UWM, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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#9

Marian University

Fond Du Lac, WI

Marian University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in the city of Fond Du Lac, Marian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 25% of the education majors at the school.

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#10

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Wisconsin Lutheran 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in education at WLC, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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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
Ohio 9,238
Illinois 10,567

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 19 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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