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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

9 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Education is the most popular major in Nebraska with 2,838 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Nebraska 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Midland University

Fremont, NE

Our analysis found Midland University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Nebraska. Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fremont.

About 93% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 7% are male.

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#1

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Our analysis found Creighton University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Nebraska. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

About 71% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#3

Doane University

Crete, NE

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Doane University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Nebraska. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Crete.

About 44% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 56% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Nebraska. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in education at UNL, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Nebraska is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the education majors at the school.

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#6

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

Wayne State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska ranking. Located in the distant town of Wayne, WSC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in education at WSC, 93% are male and 7% are female.

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University of Nebraska at Kearney 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. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 73% of the education majors at the school.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

Women make up 70% of the education majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Nebraska Medical Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. UNMC is a small public school located in the large city of Omaha.

Full Education at University of Nebraska Medical Center Report

Best Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 2,994
Missouri 4,657
Minnesota 6,976
Iowa 1,401
North Dakota 619
South Dakota 453

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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