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2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

Education is the most popular major in Virginia with 7,400 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in Virginia 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

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in Virginia for education students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Women make up 79% of the education majors at the school.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Virginia. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

Women make up 85% of the education majors at the school.

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#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Out of the 13 online programs at schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

Of the 75 students majoring in education at Old Dominion, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#4

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern Mennonite University is a great place for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Eastern Mennonite is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Harrisonburg.

About 86% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 14% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

Of the 21 students majoring in education at University of Virginia, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#6

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 89% of the education majors at the school.

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#7

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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

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#9

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

With a ranking of #9, William & Mary did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online graduate certificate. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Williamsburg.

Women make up 88% of the education majors at the school.

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Eastern Virginia Medical School ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 2,371
Florida 5,192
North Carolina 4,150
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 13 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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