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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine

5 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 Maine. With 771 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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.

The Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maine 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

Our 2023 rankings named University of New England the most popular school in Maine for education students working on their graduate certificate. UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford.

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

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#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. UMaine is a large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

Of the 66 students majoring in education at UMaine, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern Maine is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.

Of the 40 students majoring in education at University of Southern Maine, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Maine at Farmington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Maine. Located in the town of Farmington, UMaine Farmington is a public school with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 12% are male.

Full Education at University of Maine at Farmington Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.

Full Education at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Report

Best Education Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 6,799
Rhode Island 441
Connecticut 2,205
New Hampshire 1,299
Vermont 337

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 5 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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