2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia
Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You
Education is the most popular major in Virginia with 7,400 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for education students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Women make up 79% of the education majors at the school.
Out of the 23 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 2 spot on the list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
Women make up 85% of the education majors at the school.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
Women make up 66% of the education majors at the school.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the city of Norfolk.
Of the 75 students majoring in education at Old Dominion, 11% are male and 89% are female.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Virginia. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.
Women make up 89% of the education majors at the school.
James Madison 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 Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 89% of the education majors at the school.
With a ranking of #7, Shenandoah University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Winchester.
Women make up 86% of the education majors at the school.
With a ranking of #8, Eastern Mennonite University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Eastern Mennonite is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
About 86% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 14% are male.
University of Virginia - 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 #9 on the list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
Of the 21 students majoring in education at University of Virginia, 10% are male and 90% are female.
Regent University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 95% of the education majors at the school.
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 |
| North Carolina | 4,150 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 23 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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