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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 153 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our analysis found The College of Saint Rose to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Albany, Saint Rose is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

Full Education at The College of Saint Rose Report

#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stony Brook University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#3

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means McDaniel College is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. McDaniel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Westminster.

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

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#3

Queens College

Queens, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Queens College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Queens, QC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 192 students majoring in education at QC, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.

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#6

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 32% are male.

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#7

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Adelphi 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 16% are male.

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#8

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

Women make up 72% of the education majors at the school.

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George Washington University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Of the 122 students majoring in education at GWU, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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The College of New Jersey came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Bank Street College of Education did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of New York, Bank Street College of Education is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 110 students majoring in education at Bank Street College of Education, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#12

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

About 68% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 32% are male.

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#13

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 102 students majoring in education at Rider, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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The City College of New York landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. CCNY is a large public school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 73% of the education majors at the school.

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#15

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

Lehman College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Bronx, Lehman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 93 students majoring in education at Lehman, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#16

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY

SUNY New Paltz ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY New Paltz is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of New Paltz.

About 79% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#17

Touro College

New York, NY

Touro College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Located in the large city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 95% of the education majors at the school.

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#18

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

With a ranking of #18, Point Park University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 84 students majoring in education at Point Park, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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St John’s University - New York came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.

Of the 79 students majoring in education at STJ, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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California University of Pennsylvania ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 79 students majoring in education at Cal U, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#21

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Of the 74 students majoring in education at Temple, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#22

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

The College at Brockport ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Brockport is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Brockport.

Of the 69 students majoring in education at SUNY Brockport, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Education at The College at Brockport Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
23 LIU Post Brookville, NY
23 Mercy College Dobbs Ferry, NY
25 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
26 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY
27 SUNY Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY
28 University of Maryland - Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
29 International Institute for Restorative Practices Bethlehem, PA
30 Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY
30 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA

Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best education colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 5,729
Pennsylvania 12,364
New York 24,330
Maryland 5,361
Delaware 1,352
District of Columbia 930

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

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 25 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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