2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You
With 199,724 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
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The Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 732 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
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Our 2023 rankings named The College of Saint Rose the most popular school in the United States for education students working on their graduate certificate. Saint Rose is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.
About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Lamar University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the United States. Lamar University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.
Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 70% of the education majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.
About 91% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 9% are male.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Piedmont College is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Demorest.
Of the 469 students majoring in education at Piedmont College, 17% are male and 83% are female.
Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 79% of the education majors at the school.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
Of the 437 students majoring in education at UNC Charlotte, 18% are male and 82% are female.
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Portland State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 69% of the education majors at the school.
With a ranking of #9, University of Oregon did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 70% of the education majors at the school.
Oregon State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.
Women make up 76% of the education majors at the school.
Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.
About 81% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 19% are male.
With a ranking of #12, University of West Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 87% of the education majors at the school.
George Mason University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 85% of the education majors at the school.
With a ranking of #14, American College of Education did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. American College of Education is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.
With a ranking of #15, Capella University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 273 students majoring in education at Capella University, 15% are male and 85% are female.
Viterbo University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of La Crosse.
Of the 271 students majoring in education at Viterbo, 20% are male and 80% are female.
Seattle Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
Of the 255 students majoring in education at SPU, 32% are male and 68% are female.
Clemson University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
Women make up 88% of the education majors at the school.
Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
Of the 240 students majoring in education at Minnesota State Mankato, 14% are male and 86% are female.
Valdosta State University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. VSU is a large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.
Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.
Stony Brook University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.
About 70% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 30% are male.
Kennesaw State University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.
Women make up 81% of the education majors at the school.
With a ranking of #23, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 212 students majoring in education at UCF, 14% are male and 86% are female.
Appalachian State University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 196 students majoring in education at Appalachian State, 16% are male and 84% are female.
Queens College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. QC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Queens.
Of the 192 students majoring in education at QC, 28% are male and 72% are female.
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 732 different United States education schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools award.
Education by Region
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Majors Related to Education
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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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