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2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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 Most Popular Online 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 56 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 122 students majoring in education at GWU, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#2

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Point Park University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Point Park is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 84 students majoring in education at Point Park, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at California University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

Of the 79 students majoring in education at Cal U, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Out of the 56 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, International Institute for Restorative Practices landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, IIRP Graduate School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.

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#6

Hood College

Frederick, MD

Hood College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online 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.

About 77% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#7

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

With a ranking of #7, Niagara University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Niagara is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Niagara University.

About 81% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.

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University of Maryland Global Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 25% are male.

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Explore the most popular online education colleges 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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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 26 schools only.

  • 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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