2023 Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in Indiana to see which ones had the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana
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Our 2023 rankings named Ball State University the most popular school in Indiana for students working on their graduate certificate. Ball State is a large public school situated in Muncie, Indiana. It awarded 548 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Purdue University Global. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Purdue University Global is a large public school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 402 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $33,486 in student loans. Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
Purdue University Global is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American College of Education is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. American College of Education is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 293 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
Since the graduate programs at American College of Education are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Butler University is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 103 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $27,365 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 93% were women.
Around 24% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Indiana. This large public school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 245 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Indiana University - East ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Indiana University - East is a small public school located in Richmond, Indiana that handed out 40 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Indiana Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 38 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 55% were women.
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.
With a ranking of #8, University of Southern Indiana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. University of Southern Indiana is a medium-sized public school located in Evansville, Indiana that handed out 25 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 72% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.
Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 169 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 60% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Indiana State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Terre Haute, Indiana, and it awarded 53 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. IUPUI is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 241 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
Indiana University - Kokomo landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. IU Kokomo is located in Kokomo, Indiana and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 44% took at least some of their classes online.
Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Elkhart, Indiana is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Veritas Baptist College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Fredericksburg, Indiana, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Since the graduate programs at VBC are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Indiana University - Northwest landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. IU Northwest is a small public school situated in Gary, Indiana. It awarded 16 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 73% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Purdue University Northwest came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in Hammond, Indiana, the medium-sized public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 43% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 54% took at least some of their classes online.
Radiological Technologies University VT landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs.
Since the graduate programs at Radiological Technologies University VT are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Indiana University - Southeast came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in New Albany, Indiana, the small public school handed out 11 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 55% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 88% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #16, University of Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. SMWC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 76% were women.
SMWC is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.
References
- 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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