2023 Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 81 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Middle Atlantic Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Lebanon Valley College to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region .
Some students may be able 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College of New Jersey. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at TCNJ, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Johns Hopkins accumulate an average of $19,227 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that Johns Hopkins does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Saint Rose. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Saint Rose does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 39% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hood College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $16,880 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Hood does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 43% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Towson University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Towson. In fact, around 100% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
Graduate Certificate recipients from UMCP accumulate an average of $19,566 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 UMCP does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
UMBC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
Teachers College does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #10, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $29,615 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at GWU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 37% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #11, Messiah University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
Messiah does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Rowan University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Rowan. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 36% took at least some of their classes online.
New York 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 #13 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at NYU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
WCUPA 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 fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Lehigh 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 #15 on the list.
Lehigh 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 24% took at least some of their classes online.
Manhattan 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 #16 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Manhattan. During the 2019-2020 year, about 24% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
McDaniel College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
Graduate Certificate recipients from McDaniel accumulate an average of $17,375 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out McDaniel. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Salisbury University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
One thing to take note of is that Salisbury does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #19, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
One thing to take note of is that SUNY Stony Brook does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #20, St John’s University - New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
STJ does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Montclair State University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Montclair State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #22, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,245 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Syracuse. In fact, around 31% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
York College of Pennsylvania landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at YCP. During the 2019-2020 year, about 25% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Maryland Global Campus came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at UMGC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 91% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Villanova University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Villanova, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 89% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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*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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