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Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

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2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

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

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 407 degrees and certificates were awarded to general education students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Florida 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.

Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Florida.

Our analysis found University of Central Florida to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Florida. 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.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, education graduates from UCF carry an average student debt load of $16,733.

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#2

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in education at NUS Florida, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#3

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

Out of the 4 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Leo University landed the # 3 spot on the list. St. Leo University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Leo.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Gulf Coast University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. FGCU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 864
Georgia 106
North Carolina 144
Tennessee 309
Kentucky 87
Louisiana 77
Alabama 115
South Carolina 286
Mississippi 276
Arkansas 51
West Virginia 230

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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