2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina
Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, education students earned 4,150 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.
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The Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in North Carolina 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.
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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Charlotte to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 437 students majoring in education at UNC Charlotte, 18% are male and 82% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.
Of the 196 students majoring in education at Appalachian State, 16% are male and 84% are female.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Gardner - Webb University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in North Carolina. Located in the distant town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 126 students majoring in education at Gardner - Webb, 19% are male and 81% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.
Of the 125 students majoring in education at ECU, 22% are male and 78% are female.
Out of the 20 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 65% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 35% are male.
North Carolina State 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 61% of the education majors at the school.
With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 44 students majoring in education at UNC Greensboro, 9% are male and 91% are female.
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University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. UNCW is a large public school located in the city of Wilmington.
Women make up 85% of the education majors at the school.
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Wingate University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Located in the large suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 44% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 56% are male.
Western Carolina University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 93% of the education majors at the school.
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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Mississippi | 2,371 |
Florida | 5,192 |
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 Related Majors
Education Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
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