2023 Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia
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. 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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia
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Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at University of Virginia. In fact, around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Eastern Mennonite University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in Virginia.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Eastern Mennonite does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in Virginia.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at GMU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Virginia Tech. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 63% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at William & Mary helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in Virginia.
One thing to take note of is that William & Mary does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
James Madison University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since JMU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 68% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, Shenandoah University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
Shenandoah does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Marymount University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Marymount. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 68% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #9, Old Dominion University 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 Old Dominion. In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Radford 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 #10 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Radford. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 87% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Lynchburg ranked #11 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.
Online graduate courses are available at Lynchburg, 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, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #12, University of Richmond did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #13 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 $33,341 in student loans.
Online graduate courses are available at VCU, 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 62% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Mary Washington ranked #14 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.
One thing to take note of is that UMW does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 91% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Liberty University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking.
One thing to take note of is that Liberty University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #16, Regent University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
Online graduate courses are available at Regent, 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, 94% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Virginia State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking.
Mary Baldwin University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.
Online graduate courses are available at Mary Baldwin, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 51% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 18 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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