2023 Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Texas to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Texas
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Our 2023 rankings named Lamar University the most popular school in Texas for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 881 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Lamar University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 95% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 22 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 39 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 74% were women.
Texas A&M College Station does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 23% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 35 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Texas Tech, 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 49% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Angelo State University is a fairly large public school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 22 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 91% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Angelo State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at San Antonio helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in Texas. UTSA is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
UTSA 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.
Out of the 22 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Schreiner University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Kerrville, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 72% were women.
Schreiner 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.
University of North Texas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at UNT, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 50% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Sam Houston State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. SHSU is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at SHSU, 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 68% took at least some of their classes online.
Texas State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Texas State University is a large public school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 12 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Texas State, 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 76% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #10, Dallas Baptist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 8 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at DBU. In fact, around 51% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #11, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 6 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.
Texas A&M Kingsville 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. 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.
Texas Woman’s University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. This fairly large public school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 5 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
TWU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs. This large public school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
UT Arlington 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 86% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, University of Dallas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. University of Dallas is a small private not-for-profit school located in Irving, Texas that handed out 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UD. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 42% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Houston - Downtown landed the #16 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 UH Downtown. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
St. Mary’s 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 #16 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since St. Mary’s does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #16, Houston Baptist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
HBU 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 65% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #16, University of St. Thomas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
One thing to take note of is that UST does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #16, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
SMU 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 40% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs.
One thing to take note of is that UT Permian Basin does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
Abilene Christian University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs.
One thing to take note of is that Abilene Christian does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 22 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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