2023 Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 21,189 people earned a degree or certificate in general education, making the major the #12 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 28 schools in the United States to see which ones were 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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2023 Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral University the most popular online school in the United States for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
Of the 147 students majoring in education at Northcentral University, 20% are male and 80% are female.
After completing their Graduate Certificate, education graduates from Northcentral University carry an average student debtload of $17,571.
Out of the 28 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 36 students majoring in education at Auburn, 42% are male and 58% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Women make up 85% of the education majors at the school.
On average, education graduates from Pitt take out $25,278 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Union College Kentucky helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the United States. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Barbourville.
Of the 19 students majoring in education at Union College, 37% are male and 63% are female.
With a ranking of #6, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their online graduate certificate. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.
About 81% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 19% are male.
University of Southern Mississippi came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a large student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.
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Gratz College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Melrose Park, Gratz College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
University of North Alabama ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. UNA is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Florence.
Of the 9 students majoring in education at UNA, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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Post University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.
Most Popular Online General Education by Region
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General Education Related Majors
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 45,458 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 34,451 |
| Special Education | 25,158 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 20,616 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,784 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 28 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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