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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

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

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 2,679 degrees and certificates from a Wisconsin school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

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

Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Our analysis found Wisconsin Lutheran College to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Wisconsin. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Viterbo University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Wisconsin. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Wisconsin is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. UW - Whitewater is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Whitewater.

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#7

Marian University

Fond Du Lac, WI

Marian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Fond Du Lac, Marian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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#9

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

Alverno College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate education programs. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate education programs. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public school located in the city of Oshkosh.

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Best Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 6,636
Indiana 8,353
Ohio 3,830
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

Majors Similar to Education

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 12 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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