2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate School for You
General Education is the #12 most popular major in the country with 21,189 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .
Top 10 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Jackson State University to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 96% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 4% are male.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Jacksonville State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 73% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 27% are male.
Read full report on General Education at Jacksonville State University
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Central Florida is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 37 students majoring in education at UCF, 22% are male and 78% are female.
Education majors at UCF take out an average of $16,733 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
Read full report on General Education at University of Central Florida
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Auburn University is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 58% of the education majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 79% of the education majors at the school.
With a ranking of #6, Mississippi State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 73% of the education majors at the school.
Read full report on General Education at Mississippi State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate general education programs. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.
About 86% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 14% are male.
Mercer University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate general education programs. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 20 students majoring in education at Mercer, 15% are male and 85% are female.
Union College Kentucky did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Barbourville.
Women make up 63% of the education majors at the school.
University of Southern Mississippi came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in education at Southern Miss, 18% are male and 82% are female.
Read full report on General Education at University of Southern Mississippi
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 864 |
| Florida | 407 |
| Georgia | 106 |
| North Carolina | 144 |
| Tennessee | 309 |
| Kentucky | 87 |
| Louisiana | 77 |
| Alabama | 115 |
| South Carolina | 286 |
| Mississippi | 276 |
| Arkansas | 51 |
| West Virginia | 230 |
General Education Related Majors
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 31 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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