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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

23 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 Pennsylvania. With 7,877 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

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

Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Lebanon Valley College the best school in Pennsylvania for education students working on their graduate certificate. LVC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Annville.

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#2

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

Out of the 23 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Messiah University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg.

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Out of the 23 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.

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#4

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lehigh University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

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Out of the 23 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, York College of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of York.

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#6

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova 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 #6 on the list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #7, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Gannon University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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With a ranking of #10, Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

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Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 18,389
Maryland 3,634
New Jersey 3,752
District of Columbia 816
Delaware 739

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 23 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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