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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

8 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 4th in Kansas. In fact, 4,776 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Kansas 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

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Kansas State University the most popular school in Kansas for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Kansas. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

Of the 61 students majoring in education at KU, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#3

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pittsburg State University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Pittsburg.

Of the 48 students majoring in education at Pitt State, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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Out of the 8 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wichita.

Of the 33 students majoring in education at WSU, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Emporia State University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Emporia, ESU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 19% are male.

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Fort Hays State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% of the education majors at the school.

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#7

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Washburn University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Washburn University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Topeka.

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MidAmerica Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. MNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Olathe.

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Best Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 9,682
Iowa 3,392
South Dakota 1,045
Missouri 7,906
Nebraska 4,167
North Dakota 1,291

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 8 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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