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2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

6 Colleges
$47,664 Avg Salary
$26,812 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate School for You

General Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 1,145 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Maryland to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found Goucher College to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maryland. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Of the 26 students majoring in education at Goucher, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Notre Dame of Maryland University is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. NDMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#3

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Frostburg State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the small suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in education at Frostburg State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Salisbury University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Salisbury is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Salisbury.

Full General Education at Salisbury University Report

Best General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 199
Pennsylvania 861
New Jersey 366
District of Columbia 25
Delaware 84

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 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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