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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

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

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 3,634 degrees and certificates from a Maryland school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Maryland 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.

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

#1

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

Our 2023 rankings named McDaniel College the most popular school in Maryland for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 192 students majoring in education at McDaniel, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 15 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 171 students majoring in education at Johns Hopkins, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Maryland - Baltimore County helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Maryland. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 87% of the education majors at the school.

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#5

Towson University

Towson, MD

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

Of the 50 students majoring in education at Towson, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#6

Hood College

Frederick, MD

With a ranking of #6, Hood College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 77% of the education majors at the school.

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Notre Dame of Maryland 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 #7 on the list. NDMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

About 94% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 6% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.

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#9

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

Goucher College 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 #9 on the list. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Baltimore.

Of the 26 students majoring in education at Goucher, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#10

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

Salisbury University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Salisbury is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury.

Women make up 87% of the education majors at the school.

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Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 18,389
Pennsylvania 7,877
New Jersey 3,752
District of Columbia 816
Delaware 739

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.

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