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2023 Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

3 Colleges
$47,664 Avg Salary
$26,812 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 29,810 general education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 20 students majoring in education at Pitt, 15% are male and 85% are female.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, education graduates from Pitt carry an average student debtload of $25,278.

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#2

Gratz College

Melrose Park, PA

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gratz College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Melrose Park, Gratz College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Thomas Edison State University is a great place for general education students working on their online graduate certificate. TESU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.

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Explore the most popular online general education schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 702
Pennsylvania 1,014
New York 604
Maryland 1,286
District of Columbia 79
Delaware 134

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

Education Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 KOKUYO.

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