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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky

9 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 Kentucky. With 5,329 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th 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 Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Kentucky 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Kentucky. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 56 students majoring in education at UK, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Out of the 9 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in education at UofL, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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Out of the 9 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Eastern is a large public school located in the town of Richmond.

About 77% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#4

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

Out of the 9 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Union College Kentucky landed the # 4 spot on the list. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Barbourville.

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

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#5

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Kentucky University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Morehead State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in education at Morehead State University, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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#7

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

With a ranking of #7, Northern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Murray State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the remote town of Murray, Murray State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

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

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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
Florida 10,069
Virginia 9,522
Arkansas 4,954
Mississippi 4,219
South Carolina 3,980
Louisiana 2,977
Alabama 5,059
Georgia 9,722
Tennessee 5,194

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 9 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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