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

10 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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.

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Auburn University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in education at Auburn, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#2

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Union College Kentucky helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southeast Region . Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Barbourville.

Of the 19 students majoring in education at Union College, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNA is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Florence.

Of the 9 students majoring in education at UNA, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full General Education at Nova Southeastern University Report

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 67% are male.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for general education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#7

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

Saint Leo University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate general education programs. St. Leo University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Leo.

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American Public University System did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for general education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 95
Tennessee 605
North Carolina 255
Georgia 117
Florida 622
Virginia 918
West Virginia 301
South Carolina 352
Arkansas 133
Louisiana 116
Mississippi 407
Alabama 115

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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

Majors Similar to Education

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 10 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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