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2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

23 Colleges
$47,664 Avg Salary
$26,812 Avg Student Debt

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.

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 .

Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.

Full General Education at Southern New Hampshire University Report

Out of the 23 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college 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.

Full General Education at University of Connecticut Report

#4

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bay Path University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Longmeadow.

Women make up 89% of the education majors at the school.

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#5

Saint Michael's College

Colchester, VT

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 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate general education programs. 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.

Full General Education at Antioch University - New England Report

#7

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate general education programs. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Post University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

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Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. MCLA is a fairly small public school located in the 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Johnson, Northern Vermont University is a public school with a small student population.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education schools 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

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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