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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

9 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 Nebraska. In fact, 4,167 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. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Nebraska 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.

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

#1

Midland University

Fremont, NE

Our analysis found Midland University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Nebraska. Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fremont.

Of the 82 students majoring in education at Midland U, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#1

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Our analysis found Creighton University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Nebraska. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

Of the 82 students majoring in education at Creighton, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#3

Doane University

Crete, NE

Out of the 9 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Doane University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crete.

Of the 27 students majoring in education at Doane Crete, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 92% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#6

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

With a ranking of #6, Wayne State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Wayne, WSC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 7% of the education majors at the school.

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University of Nebraska at Kearney 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 #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 27% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

About 70% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 30% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Nebraska Medical Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. UNMC is a small public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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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
Kansas 4,776
Minnesota 9,682
Iowa 3,392
South Dakota 1,045
Missouri 7,906
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

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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