2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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In 2020-2021, 199,724 education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 82 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 15% Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Bank Street College of Education the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for education students working on their graduate certificate. Bank Street College of Education is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lebanon Valley College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. LVC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Annville.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at The College of New Jersey helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at The College of Saint Rose helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Saint Rose is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.
Hood College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Towson 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 Towson, Towson is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #8 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Teachers College at Columbia 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #11, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #12, Messiah University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Rowan University | Glassboro, NJ |
| 14 | New York University | New York, NY |
| 15 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester, PA |
| 16 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA |
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 18,389 |
| Pennsylvania | 7,877 |
| Maryland | 3,634 |
| New Jersey | 3,752 |
| District of Columbia | 816 |
| Delaware | 739 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Education
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 25 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).
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