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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

19 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 2,679 degrees and certificates from a Wisconsin school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in Wisconsin 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

Our analysis found Viterbo University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Wisconsin. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#2

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

Out of the 19 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Alverno College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 56 students majoring in education at Alverno, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Out of the 19 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW Oshkosh is a large public school located in the small city of Oshkosh.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Wisconsin. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

About 89% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 11% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Wisconsin. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 17% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Whitewater is a fairly large public school located in the town of Whitewater.

Of the 22 students majoring in education at UW - Whitewater, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in education at UWM, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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Concordia University, Wisconsin ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#9

Marian University

Fond Du Lac, WI

Marian University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the small city of Fond Du Lac, Marian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 25% of the education majors at the school.

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#10

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

With a ranking of #10, Wisconsin Lutheran College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in education at WLC, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Best Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 6,636
Indiana 8,353
Ohio 3,830
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 19 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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