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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

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

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Education is the most popular major in Indiana with 8,353 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Indiana to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Our analysis found Ball State University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Indiana. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 91% of the education majors at the school.

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#2

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 15 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, American College of Education landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 289 students majoring in education at American College of Education, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 119 students majoring in education at IWU, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#4

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Butler University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Butler is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 93% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Women make up 69% of the education majors at the school.

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#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #6, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in education at Purdue, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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#7

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

With a ranking of #7, Indiana State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Indiana State is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Terre Haute.

Of the 37 students majoring in education at Indiana State, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#8

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #8, Purdue University Global did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in education at PFW, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 6,636
Ohio 3,830
Wisconsin 2,679
Michigan 2,978

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 15 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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