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2023 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Education Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 327,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 100 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found Rasmussen University - Florida to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Ocala.

About 97% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 3% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Southern Regional Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the distant town of Thomasville, Southwest Georgia Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 98% of the education majors at the school.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Athens Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Athens, Athens Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

About 98% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 3% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Chattahoochee Technical College is a great place for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Chattahoochee Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Marietta.

Of the 35 students majoring in education at Chattahoochee Technical College, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Forsyth Technical Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Southeast Region . Forsyth Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

Women make up 97% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Atlanta Technical College is a great place for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Atlanta Area Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 93% of the education majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, South Georgia Technical 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 Americus, South Georgia Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 11% are male.

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Southern Crescent Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate education programs. Southern Crescent Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Griffin.

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Albany Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Albany Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Albany.

Women make up 96% of the education majors at the school.

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Guilford Technical Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate education programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate education programs. Located in the small city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 4% are male.

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#11

Central Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, GA

Central Georgia Technical College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#13

Lanier Technical College

Oakwood, GA

Lanier Technical College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Lanier Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Oakwood.

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#14

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

With a ranking of #14, Pitt Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Pitt Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Winterville.

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University of Arkansas at Monticello did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. UAM is a small public school located in the town of Monticello.

Women make up 95% of the education majors at the school.

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Coastal Pines Technical College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Coastal Pines Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Waycross.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
17 Savannah Technical College Savannah, GA
18 Wheeling University Wheeling, WV
18 Shenandoah University Winchester, VA
20 Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury, NC
20 Stanly Community College Albemarle, NC

Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best education schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 7,730
West Virginia 1,515
South Carolina 3,980
Florida 10,069
Virginia 9,522
Arkansas 4,954
Mississippi 4,219
Louisiana 2,977
Alabama 5,059
Kentucky 5,329
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

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 26 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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