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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

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Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Education is the most popular major in Georgia with 6,283 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Georgia 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

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Piedmont College the most popular school in Georgia for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Demorest, Piedmont College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#2

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Out of the 18 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Georgia landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Carrollton.

Of the 348 students majoring in education at University of West Georgia, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valdosta State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the small city of Valdosta, VSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 227 students majoring in education at VSU, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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

Of the 217 students majoring in education at KSU Georgia, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#5

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Augusta University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 172 students majoring in education at Augusta University, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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Georgia Southwestern State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the town of Americus, GSW is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 150 students majoring in education at GSW, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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#7

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens.

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

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#8

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. GaSou is a very large public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

Of the 119 students majoring in education at GaSou, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#9

Thomas University

Thomasville, GA

Thomas University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the distant town of Thomasville, TU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.

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Georgia College & State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. Georgia College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Milledgeville.

Of the 76 students majoring in education at Georgia College, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 2,371
Florida 5,192
Virginia 7,400
Tennessee 3,386
North Carolina 4,150
West Virginia 924
Louisiana 1,732
South Carolina 2,297
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

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 18 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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