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2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

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

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, general education students earned 1,286 degrees and certificates from a Maryland school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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.

The Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Maryland to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Goucher College the most popular school in Maryland for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Baltimore.

Of the 26 students majoring in education at Goucher, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Full General Education at Goucher College Report

Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Notre Dame of Maryland University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NDMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Read full report on General Education at Notre Dame of Maryland University

#3

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Frostburg State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in education at Frostburg State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a large student population.

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#4

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Salisbury University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Salisbury is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury.

Full General Education at Salisbury University Report

#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Maryland. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Full General Education at Johns Hopkins University Report

Best General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 6 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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