2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Oklahoma
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Oklahoma to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma
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Our 2023 rankings named Oklahoma State University - Main Campus the most popular school in Oklahoma for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, the large public school awarded 171 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at OSU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 60% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Oklahoma. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, the large public school handed out 121 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Graduate Certificate recipients from University of Oklahoma accumulate an average of $26,469 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
One thing to take note of is that University of Oklahoma does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 54% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 12 schools in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the small public school handed out 46 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
UOHSC 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 64% 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 Northeastern State University is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at NSU. In 2019-2020 about 76% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 12 schools in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, Mid-America Christian University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at MACU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 74% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #6, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 21 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UCO does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 27% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. SWOSU is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at SWOSU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Tulsa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Tulsa. During the 2019-2020 year, about 10% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Oklahoma Christian 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 #9 on the list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at OC, 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 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
East Central University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Located in Ada, Oklahoma, the small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
ECU is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Phillips Theological Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Phillips Theological Seminary does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 57% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Oklahoma Baptist University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs.
One thing to take note of is that OBU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 53% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 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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