2023 Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools
Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 509 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2023 rankings named Claremont Graduate University the best school in the United States for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
One thing to take note of is that Claremont Graduate University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lebanon Valley College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at LVC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 81% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brandman University is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
Since the graduate programs at Brandman are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools list.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $19,755 in loans while pursuing their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Harvard. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 509 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 5 spot on the list.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Northwestern accumulate an average of $21,679 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Northwestern does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 2% took at least some of their classes online.
The College of New Jersey ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at TCNJ. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
Washington State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Wazzu does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 30% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #8, Wisconsin Lutheran College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at WLC. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
Online graduate courses are available at University of Virginia, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
Seattle Pacific University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
SPU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 83% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,227 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Johns Hopkins does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Valley City State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,849 in student loans.
Valley City State University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
The College of Saint Rose did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list.
Saint Rose does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 39% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list.
Hood College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Hood accumulate an average of $16,880 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Hood. In 2019-2020 about 43% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Towson University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
Towson does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Minnesota State Mankato. In fact, around 40% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Loyola Marymount University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, Loyola Marymount is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Western Washington University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools list.
Online graduate courses are available at WWU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 12% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Augusta University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Augusta University accumulate an average of $21,834 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that Augusta University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 49% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Northwestern College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #21 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NWC. During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #22, Saint Mary’s College of California did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $19,566 in loans while pursuing their degree.
UMCP does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #24, Bethel University Minnesota did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
Bethel University Minnesota does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Ball State University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Ball State. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Rest of the Top 50 Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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Rest of the Top 15% Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
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Honorable Mentions
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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