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Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

20 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 Florida. In fact, 10,069 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Florida 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Florida the most popular school in Florida for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 20 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 2 spot on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.

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#3

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Out of the 20 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 85% of the education majors at the school.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Florida. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.

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#5

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Out of the 20 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the # 5 spot on the list. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.

Women make up 79% of the education majors at the school.

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The University of West Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. UWF is a large public school located in the small city of Pensacola.

Women make up 74% of the education majors at the school.

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Florida International University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in education at FIU, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

Of the 15 students majoring in education at USF Tampa, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#9

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

Southeastern University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. SEU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakeland.

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#10

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale.

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

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 7,730
West Virginia 1,515
Mississippi 4,219
South Carolina 3,980
Virginia 9,522
Arkansas 4,954
Alabama 5,059
Kentucky 5,329
Georgia 9,722
Tennessee 5,194
Louisiana 2,977

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 20 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.

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