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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia

7 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 West Virginia. With 924 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in West 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Our analysis found Marshall University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in West Virginia. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Huntington.

Of the 32 students majoring in education at Marshall University, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#2

Salem University

Salem, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list. Salem is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Salem.

Of the 29 students majoring in education at Salem, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in West Virginia. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fairmont State University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Fairmont State is a small public school located in the town of Fairmont.

Of the 6 students majoring in education at Fairmont State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#5

Concord University

Athens, WV

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Concord University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Athens, Concord University is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Bethany College West Virginia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Bethany, Bethany College West Virginia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#6

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

Shepherd University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Shepherd University is a small public school located in the fringe town of Shepherdstown.

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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
Florida 5,192
Virginia 7,400
Tennessee 3,386
North Carolina 4,150
Georgia 6,283
South Carolina 2,297
Louisiana 1,732
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 7 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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