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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

8 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 District of Columbia. With 930 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in District of Columbia 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 2023 rankings named George Washington University the most popular school in District of Columbia for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#2

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Gallaudet University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#4

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means American University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#5

Howard University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Trinity Washington 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. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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University of the District of Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Located in the city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public college with a small student population.

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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

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 8 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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