2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in Indiana to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana
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Our analysis found Ball State University to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Indiana. Ball State is a public institution located in Muncie, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 548 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.
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. 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.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Purdue University Global helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Indiana. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, the large public school handed out 402 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Purdue University Global accumulate an average of $33,486 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Purdue University Global are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at American College of Education helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Indiana. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, the medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 293 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 78% of those degree recipients 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.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Indiana. IU Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 245 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
IU Bloomington 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 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 241 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 68% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at IUPUI. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular 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.
Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Purdue, 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, 60% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Located in Marion, Indiana, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 135 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
One thing to take note of is that IWU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.
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Butler University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 103 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Butler accumulate an average of $27,365 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 93% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Butler does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 24% took at least some of their classes online.
Valparaiso University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in Valparaiso, Indiana, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 81 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 44% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Valpo. In 2019-2020 about 61% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Indiana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, the medium-sized public school handed out 53 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.
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 fact, around 71% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Indiana University - East came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking. Richmond, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 40 students in 2020-2021.
Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at IU East. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.
Indiana Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Indiana Tech is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 55% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Indiana Tech. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
University of Southern Indiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in Evansville, Indiana, the medium-sized public school handed out 25 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 72% of those degree recipients were women.
USI 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 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. SMWC is located in Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 76% of those degree recipients 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.
Martin University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking. Martin University is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 17 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 65% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Martin University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Indiana University - Northwest landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Located in Gary, Indiana, the small public school handed out 16 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.
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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 73% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #17, Purdue University Northwest did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Hammond, Indiana, the medium-sized public school handed out 14 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 43% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Purdue Northwest. In 2019-2020 about 54% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list. This medium-sized public school is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and it awarded 12 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 42% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at PFW. In fact, around 64% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Indiana University - Southeast landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. 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.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Indiana University - Southeast. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Indiana Wesleyan University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking. IWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marion, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at IWU. In fact, around 42% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Saint Meinrad School of Theology landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. St. Meinrad, Indiana is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Around 33% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Bethany Theological Seminary ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Richmond, Indiana, and it awarded 8 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 38% of those degree recipients were women.
Bethany Theological Seminary is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Indiana University - South Bend came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in South Bend, Indiana, the small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Indiana University - South Bend, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. AMBS is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Elkhart, Indiana. It awarded 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at AMBS. In fact, around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Indiana University - Kokomo came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking. Kokomo, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
IU Kokomo does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 44% 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 25 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%.
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