2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate School for You
General Education is the #39 most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .
Top 10 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in the New England Region for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 91% of the education majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bay Path University is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Longmeadow.
Women make up 89% of the education majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Michael’s College is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Saint Michael's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Colchester.
Of the 8 students majoring in education at Saint Michael's, 13% are male and 88% are female.
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Antioch University - New England came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Antioch University - New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Keene.
About 86% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 14% are male.
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Tufts University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Post University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
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Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. MCLA is a fairly small public school located in the fringe town of North Adams.
Of the 4 students majoring in education at MCLA, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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Northern Vermont University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate general education programs. Located in the rural area of Johnson, Northern Vermont University is a public school with a small student population.
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Request InformationBest General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,285 |
| Connecticut | 368 |
| New Hampshire | 319 |
| Maine | 151 |
| Rhode Island | 64 |
| Vermont | 137 |
General Education Related Majors
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 23 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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