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2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

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Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, general education students earned 115 degrees and certificates from an Alabama school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Alabama to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Jacksonville State University the most popular school in Alabama for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Jacksonville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Jacksonville.

Women make up 73% of the education majors at the school.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Auburn University is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Auburn.

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

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Out of the 7 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the # 3 spot on the list. UAB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Florence, UNA is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#5

University of Montevallo

Montevallo, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Montevallo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Montevallo is a small public school located in the suburb of Montevallo.

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Alabama A & M University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate general education programs. Located in the city of Normal, AAMU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Alabama State University

Montgomery, AL

Alabama State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. Alabama State is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery.

Read full report on General Education at Alabama State University

Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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

General Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Focus Areas

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 7 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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