2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp 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 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Texas to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Texas.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Texas A&M College Station does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 23% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list.
One thing to take note of is that UT Austin does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Mary’s University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since St. Mary’s does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas Christian University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Texas.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,027 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at TCU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Texas.
Online graduate courses are available at SMU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 40% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Texas Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 49% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Angelo State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Angelo State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Houston - Downtown landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
One thing to take note of is that UH Downtown does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list.
UT Arlington 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, 65% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Sam Houston State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SHSU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking.
One thing to take note of is that UT Dallas does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 83% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Rio Grande Valley. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 92% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at TWU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Lamar University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list.
Lamar University 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. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNT does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 50% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Texas State University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Texas State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 76% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Abilene Christian University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking.
Abilene Christian does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #18 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list.
Online graduate courses are available at UTEP, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Dallas Baptist University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at DBU. In fact, around 51% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at UTSA, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #21 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Texas A&M Corpus Christi does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 86% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking.
One thing to take note of is that Texas A&M Kingsville does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 63% 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 22 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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