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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine

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

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maine. With 1,282 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Maine 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

Our analysis found University of New England to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maine. Located in the suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME

Out of the 5 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 66 students majoring in education at UMaine, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Out of the 5 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in education at University of Southern Maine, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Farmington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list. UMaine Farmington is a small public school located in the remote town of Farmington.

About 88% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 12% are male.

Read full report on Education at University of Maine at Farmington

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 1,775
Rhode Island 926
Massachusetts 8,936
Connecticut 2,995
Vermont 638

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 5 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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