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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky

9 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 Kentucky. With 3,387 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 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 Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Kentucky 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.

Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Kentucky.

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Kentucky. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

Women make up 66% of the education majors at the school.

Full Education at University of Kentucky Report

#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville.

Women make up 36% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Kentucky University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in education at Eastern, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#4

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Union College Kentucky helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Kentucky. Located in the town of Barbourville, Union College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#5

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Western Kentucky University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Kentucky. WKU is a large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

Of the 26 students majoring in education at WKU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Morehead State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking. Morehead State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Morehead.

Women make up 63% of the education majors at the school.

Full Education at Morehead State University Report

#7

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky 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. NKU is a large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

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

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With a ranking of #8, Murray State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Murray State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Murray.

Full Education at Murray State University Report

#9

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

Spalding University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

Full Education at Spalding University Report

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
Georgia 6,283
West Virginia 924
Louisiana 1,732
South Carolina 2,297
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 9 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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