2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama
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The Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in Alabama to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 Alabama
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Our 2023 rankings named Auburn University the most popular school in Alabama for students working on their graduate certificate. Auburn is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 360 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 48% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Auburn. During the 2019-2020 year, about 35% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 20 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, the large public school handed out 245 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.
UAB 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 2019-2020 year, about 58% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 20 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Alabama landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of West Alabama is a public institution located in Livingston, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 186 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that University of West Alabama does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. USA is a fairly large public school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 165 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at USA. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Jacksonville State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Alabama. Jacksonville State University is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 83 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Jacksonville State University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 93% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of North Alabama ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in Florence, Alabama, the medium-sized public school handed out 78 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UNA. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Columbia Southern 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 #7 on the list. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in Orange Beach, Alabama that handed out 58 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $31,086 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 36% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Columbia Southern University is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Auburn University at Montgomery ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. AUM is located in Montgomery, Alabama and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at AUM. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 77% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Troy University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in Troy, Alabama, the fairly large public school handed out 49 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at TROY. During the 2019-2020 year, about 77% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. UAH is a medium-sized public school situated in Huntsville, Alabama. It awarded 43 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UAH. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of Alabama ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 81% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UA. In 2019-2020 about 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Spring Hill 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 #12 on the list. Mobile, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Spring Hill does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Montevallo 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 Montevallo, Alabama, the small public school handed out 18 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Montevallo. In fact, around 86% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Samford University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 82% of those degree recipients were women.
Samford does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 53% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Oakwood University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in Huntsville, Alabama, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Oakwood. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Strayer University - Alabama 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. Strayer University - Alabama is a private for-profit institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Strayer University - Alabama are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Herzing University - Birmingham ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Herzing University - Birmingham is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Herzing University - Birmingham. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #18, Alabama A & M University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. AAMU is a medium-sized public school situated in Normal, Alabama. It awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
AAMU 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, 92% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #19, University of Mobile did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
If you are interested in distance education, University of Mobile is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
With a ranking of #19, Alabama State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
One thing to take note of is that Alabama State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 91% 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 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%.
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