2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in Alabama 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 each school on the list.
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Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama
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Our 2023 rankings named Auburn University the most popular school in Alabama for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Auburn, Alabama, the large public school awarded 360 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 48% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Auburn, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 35% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. UAB is a large public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 245 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 84% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UAB. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 58% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend University of West Alabama. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school located in Livingston, Alabama that handed out 186 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since University of West Alabama does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 96% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in Mobile, Alabama, the fairly large public school handed out 165 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.
One thing to take note of is that USA does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Jacksonville State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Jacksonville State University is located in Jacksonville, Alabama and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 83 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Jacksonville State University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.
University of North Alabama came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Florence, Alabama, and it awarded 78 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 81% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at UNA, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Columbia Southern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit institution located in Orange Beach, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 58 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $31,086 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 36% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Columbia Southern University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Auburn University at Montgomery ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, the medium-sized public school handed out 57 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.
AUM does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 77% took at least some of their classes online.
Troy University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Troy University is a fairly large public school located in Troy, Alabama that handed out 49 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since TROY does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 77% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Alabama in Huntsville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in Huntsville, Alabama, the medium-sized public school awarded 43 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UAH. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #11, The University of Alabama did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 26 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.
UA does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Spring Hill College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in Mobile, Alabama, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Spring Hill, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Montevallo landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Montevallo, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
Montevallo does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 86% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Samford University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 82% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Samford. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 53% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #15, Oakwood University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Oakwood University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Huntsville, Alabama that handed out 13 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Oakwood. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Strayer University - Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. Strayer University - Alabama is a small private for-profit school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 9 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Strayer University - Alabama is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Herzing University - Birmingham ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Herzing University - Birmingham is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Herzing University - Birmingham is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Alabama A & M University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. AAMU is located in Normal, Alabama and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
AAMU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 92% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Alabama State University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs.
Alabama State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Mobile ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.
If you are interested in distance education, University of Mobile is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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