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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

13 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Ohio. With 3,830 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Baldwin Wallace University the best school in Ohio for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Mount St. Joseph University

Cincinnati, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mount St. Joseph University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Mount St. Joe is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cincinnati.

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#3

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Dayton is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Wright State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Ohio. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Kent State University at Kent ranked #9 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

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Best Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 6,636
Indiana 8,353
Wisconsin 2,679
Michigan 2,978

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Horadrim.

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