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2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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With 199,724 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 95 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

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

Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . A-State is a large public school located in the city of Jonesboro.

About 70% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

About 79% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 21% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#4

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of West Georgia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Southeast Region . University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the town of Carrollton.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valdosta State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Valdosta, VSU is a public college with a large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#6

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

University of West Alabama ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 11% are male.

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Kennesaw State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate education programs. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#7

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta 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 #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#9

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

With a ranking of #9, George Mason University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online graduate certificate. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

About 85% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#10

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Belhaven University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 86% of the education majors at the school.

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Appalachian State 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 #11 on the list. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

Women make up 84% of the education majors at the school.

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#11

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 12% are male.

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#13

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the town of Statesboro.

About 85% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#14

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #14, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 106 students majoring in education at UF, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
15 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL
16 Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA
16 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
18 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
19 Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA

Explore the most popular online education colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 2,371
Florida 5,192
North Carolina 4,150
Virginia 7,400
Tennessee 3,386
Georgia 6,283
South Carolina 2,297
Louisiana 1,732
West Virginia 924
Kentucky 3,387
Arkansas 3,395
Alabama 3,231

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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 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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