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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

52 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 3rd in Pennsylvania. In fact, 12,364 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 52 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

#1

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Point Park University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 62% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Read full report on Education at California University of Pennsylvania

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 69% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means International Institute for Restorative Practices is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. IIRP Graduate School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

Of the 56 students majoring in education at IIRP Graduate School, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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Out of the 52 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on Education at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 28% are male.

Read full report on Education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

#8

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Lebanon Valley College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Annville, LVC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in education at LVC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Education at Lebanon Valley College Report

#9

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 88% of the education majors at the school.

Full Education at Lehigh University Report

#10

Gannon University

Erie, PA

With a ranking of #10, Gannon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Erie.

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

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Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 5,729
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 26 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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