2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Maryland 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 Maryland
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Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the best school in Maryland for students working on their graduate certificate. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 1,082 graduate certificates in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Johns Hopkins. During the 2022-2023 year, about 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hood College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Hood College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Frederick, Maryland that handed out 103 graduate certificates in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Hood does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 258 students in .
UMCP 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 23% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means McDaniel College is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Westminster, Maryland, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 164 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in .
Since the graduate programs at McDaniel are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salisbury University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. This medium-sized public school is located in Salisbury, Maryland, and it awarded 3 graduate certificates in .
Online graduate courses are available at Salisbury, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 62% took at least some of their classes online.
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University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs. This fairly large public school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 150 graduate certificates in .
One thing to take note of is that UMBC does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 69% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Towson University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. This fairly large public school is located in Towson, Maryland, and it awarded 270 graduate certificates in .
Online graduate courses are available at Towson, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2022-2023 about 46% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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University of Maryland Global Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs. Adelphi, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 408 students in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UMGC. In fact, around 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Notre Dame of Maryland University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 30 students in .
One thing to take note of is that NDMU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2022-2023 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Mount St Mary’s University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Emmitsburg, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 40 students in .
Online graduate courses are available at The Mount, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 48% took at least some of their classes online.
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Bowie State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in Bowie, Maryland, the medium-sized public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in .
One thing to take note of is that Bowie State University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 52% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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University of Baltimore landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs. UB is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a small student population. In , this school awarded 68 graduate certificates to qualified students.
One thing to take note of is that UB does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 52% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 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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