2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You
With 327,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 53 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the New England Region for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fairfield University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Emmanuel College Massachusetts is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Boston, Emmanuel Boston is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacred Heart University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Boston University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #7, Granite State College did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Concord, GSC is a public college with a small student population.
Endicott College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Boston College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.
Quinnipiac University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 1,775 |
| Maine | 1,282 |
| Rhode Island | 926 |
| Massachusetts | 8,936 |
| Connecticut | 2,995 |
| Vermont | 638 |
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Education Related Rankings by Major
Education Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
| Student Counseling | 13,858 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,695 |
| Teaching English or French | 5,791 |
| Other Education | 4,858 |
| Teaching Assistants | 2,751 |
| Educational Assessment | 2,552 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,910 |
| Education Philosophy | 737 |
| International Education | 293 |
Majors Similar to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 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 Horadrim.
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