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2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

25 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in Pennsylvania to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our analysis found Point Park University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Point Park is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

About 62% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 38% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

About 71% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 29% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend International Institute for Restorative Practices. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, IIRP Graduate School is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.

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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in education at Drexel, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#5

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Out of the 25 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Gannon University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in education at Gannon, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 55 students majoring in education at Pitt, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the small city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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With a ranking of #8, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Edinboro is a small public school located in the fringe town of Edinboro.

Women make up 77% of the education majors at the school.

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#9

Gratz College

Melrose Park, PA

Gratz College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large suburb of Melrose Park, Gratz College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania 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 #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 96% of the education majors at the school.

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Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges 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

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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

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 25 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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