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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

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

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 5th in Maryland. In fact, 5,361 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Maryland 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

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

Our analysis found McDaniel College to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maryland. McDaniel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Westminster.

Of the 192 students majoring in education at McDaniel, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Maryland. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Of the 171 students majoring in education at Johns Hopkins, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Maryland - Baltimore County helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Maryland. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

Women make up 87% of the education majors at the school.

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#5

Towson University

Towson, MD

Out of the 15 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the city of Towson.

Of the 50 students majoring in education at Towson, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#6

Hood College

Frederick, MD

Hood College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Frederick.

Women make up 77% of the education majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Notre Dame of Maryland University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Baltimore, NDMU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 6% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

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

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#9

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #9, Goucher College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Baltimore, Goucher is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in education at Goucher, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#10

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

Salisbury University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 87% of the education majors at the school.

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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
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

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 15 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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