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2023 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

13 Colleges
$21,471 Avg Salary
$16,716 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 3rd in Pennsylvania. In fact, 12,364 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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 undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

#1

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Drexel University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Of the 14 students majoring in education at Drexel, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#2

Keystone College

La Plume, PA

Out of the 13 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Keystone College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Keystone College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Plume.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Harrisburg Area Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public school with a large student population.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Delaware County Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Pennsylvania. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Media.

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#5

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lehigh Carbon Community College is a great place for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. LCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Schnecksville.

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Westmoreland County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the rural area of Youngwood, Westmoreland College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Bucks County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Northampton County Area Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the suburb of Bethlehem, Northampton Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia, PA

Chestnut Hill College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate education programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, CHC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Albright College

Reading, PA

Albright College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate education programs. Located in the city of Reading, Albright is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 5,729
New York 24,330
Maryland 5,361
Delaware 1,352
District of Columbia 930

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 13 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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