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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

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Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 3rd in Florida. In fact, 5,192 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Florida ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in Florida 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.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Florida the most popular school in Florida for education students working on their graduate certificate. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

Women make up 86% of the education majors at the school.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 106 students majoring in education at UF, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#3

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Nova Southeastern University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

Of the 75 students majoring in education at NUS Florida, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

Of the 50 students majoring in education at Florida State, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#5

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 39 students majoring in education at FAU, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of West Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Pensacola, UWF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in education at UWF, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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Florida International University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

About 90% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 10% are male.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 27% are male.

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#9

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

Southeastern 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Lakeland, SEU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale 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 #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in education at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 2,371
North Carolina 4,150
Virginia 7,400
Tennessee 3,386
Georgia 6,283
South Carolina 2,297
Louisiana 1,732
West Virginia 924
Kentucky 3,387
Arkansas 3,395
Alabama 3,231

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 20 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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