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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

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

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Education is the most popular major in Kansas with 2,994 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Kansas 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 Kansas

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

Top Kansas Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Education

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kansas the best school in Kansas for education students working on their graduate certificate. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Pitt State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Pittsburg.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fort Hays State University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

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#6

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

With a ranking of #6, Washburn University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Washburn University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Topeka.

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With a ranking of #7, Emporia State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Emporia, ESU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, MidAmerica Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. MNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Olathe.

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Best Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 4,657
Minnesota 6,976
Iowa 1,401
North Dakota 619
Nebraska 2,838
South Dakota 453

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 8 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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