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Finding the Best International Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 293 people earned a degree or certificate in international education, making the major the #15 most popular in the United States.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular International Education Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the United States 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 International Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular International Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Kent State University at Kent the most popular school in the United States for international education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in international ed at the school are women while 11% are male.

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#2

University at Albany

Albany, NY

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

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

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Out of the 11 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular International Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

SIT Graduate Institute

Brattleboro, VT

Out of the 11 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, SIT Graduate Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. SIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Brattleboro.

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#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Kentucky is a great place for international education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in international ed at UK, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#7

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular International Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

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Georgia State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular International Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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#8

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Endicott College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate international education programs. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for international education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

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

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

International Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
International & Comparative Education 293

Majors Similar to International Ed

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 11 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 Rculatta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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