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Finding the Best Education Philosophy Graduate Certificate School for You

Education Philosophy is the #14 most popular major in the country with 737 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Education Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Education Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Education Philosophy Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Education Philosophy

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the United States for education philosophy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Eastern Mennonite University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education philosophy schools in the United States. Eastern Mennonite is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Education Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools list. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Education Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

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Education Philosophy by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, education philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Philosophy Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education 737

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Nick Youngson.

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