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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

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

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Ohio. With 3,830 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in Ohio 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 Ohio.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the most popular school in Ohio for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#2

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

Out of the 21 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dayton landed the # 2 spot on the list. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

Women make up 67% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kent State University at Kent is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wright State University - Main Campus is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in education at Wright State University - Main Campus, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Ohio. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

About 71% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Miami University - Oxford landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

About 91% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 9% are male.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

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#8

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

With a ranking of #8, Franklin University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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With a ranking of #8, Baldwin Wallace University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in education at Baldwin Wallace College, 33% are male and 67% 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
Indiana 8,353
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

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 21 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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