2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana
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Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best school in Indiana for students working on their graduate certificate. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a large student population. In , this school awarded 368 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Purdue does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 38% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Muncie, Indiana, the large public school handed out 912 graduate certificate awards in .
Online graduate courses are available at Ball State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and has a large student population. In , this school awarded 291 graduate certificates to qualified students.
IU Bloomington does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 44% took at least some of their classes online.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Valparaiso University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Indiana. Valpo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Valparaiso, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 75 graduate certificates in .
Valpo does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 38% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - East is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. IU East is a public institution located in Richmond, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 graduate certificates in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at IU East. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 73% took at least some of their classes online.
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University of Southern Indiana landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs. Located in Evansville, Indiana, the medium-sized public school awarded 48 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at USI. During the 2022-2023 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Indiana Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 98 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in .
Since the graduate programs at Indiana Tech are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #8 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. IUPUI is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 280 graduate certificates in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at IUPUI. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 37% took at least some of their classes online.
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Indiana Wesleyan University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list.
IWU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2022-2023 year, about 86% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs. IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Marion, Indiana. It awarded 125 graduate certificates in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since IWU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Purdue University Northwest ranked #12 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Located in Hammond, Indiana, the medium-sized public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in .
One thing to take note of is that Purdue Northwest does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 43% took at least some of their classes online.
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With a ranking of #13, Indiana State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Indiana State is a medium-sized public school situated in Terre Haute, Indiana. It awarded 70 graduate certificates in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Indiana State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2022-2023 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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With a ranking of #14, Indiana University - Southeast did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate. New Albany, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 15 students in .
One thing to take note of is that Indiana University - Southeast does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 61% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Purdue University Fort Wayne ranked #15 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. PFW is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 15 graduate certificates to qualified students.
One thing to take note of is that PFW does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2022-2023 about 43% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Indiana University - Northwest did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. IU Northwest is a small public school situated in Gary, Indiana. It awarded 23 graduate certificates in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since IU Northwest does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2022-2023 about 46% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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