2023 Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in North Carolina 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 each school on the list.
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Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina
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Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Charlotte the most popular school in North Carolina for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, the large public school handed out 437 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UNC Charlotte. In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in North Carolina. This large public school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 196 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 84% were women.
Appalachian State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 86% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gardner - Webb University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Boiling Springs, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 126 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Gardner - Webb. In 2019-2020 about 59% 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 East Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 125 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
ECU 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 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Duke University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 85 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $17,440 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Duke. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 2% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #6, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. This large public school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 64 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $18,885 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 61% were women.
One thing to take note of is that NC State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 78% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 91% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UNC Greensboro. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a fairly large public school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 27 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at UNCW, 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 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #9, Wingate University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Wingate, North Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 44% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Wingate. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 18% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #10, Western Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. WCU is a public institution located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 93% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at WCU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.
Greensboro College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Greensboro College is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 10 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Greensboro College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Meredith College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Meredith is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Meredith accumulate an average of $29,492 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Meredith does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 2% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
North Carolina A & T State University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs.
One thing to take note of is that NC A&T does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at SEBTS. In 2019-2020 about 59% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Queens University of Charlotte landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Queens. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #14, Fayetteville State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
Fayetteville State University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 89% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Lenoir - Rhyne University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Lenoir - Rhyne University, 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, 42% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Winston - Salem State University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at WSSU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs.
Graduate Certificate recipients from UNC Chapel Hill accumulate an average of $16,691 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UNC Chapel Hill. During the 2019-2020 year, about 77% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.
References
- 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%.
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