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2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky

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

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kentucky. With 3,387 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Kentucky 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Our analysis found University of Louisville to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in Kentucky. UofL is a very large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

Women make up 36% of the education majors at the school.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Kentucky. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

Women make up 66% of the education majors at the school.

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#3

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Union College Kentucky is a great place for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the town of Barbourville, Union College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Western Kentucky University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Kentucky. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

Of the 26 students majoring in education at WKU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern Kentucky University is a great place for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in education at Eastern, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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Murray State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking. Murray State is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Murray.

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Morehead 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 #7 on the list. Morehead State University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Morehead.

Women make up 63% of the education majors at the school.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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