2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
The Best Value 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 53 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Worcester State University to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Worcester State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.
Worcester State graduate students pay an average of $5,796 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fitchburg State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Fitchburg State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Gordon College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the New England Region . Gordon College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wenham.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gordon College are $6,400 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Granite State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the town of Concord, GSC is a public college with a small student population.
GSC graduate students pay an average of $10,620 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, GSC also did well on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 53 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emmanuel College Massachusetts landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Emmanuel Boston is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Emmanuel Boston are $14,319 a year.
Emmanuel Boston also claimed a spot on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Endicott College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Located in the suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Endicott are $12,746 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Saint Michael’s College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Colchester, Saint Michael's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saint Michael’s are $11,160 per year.
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Saint Joseph’s College of Maine ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.
Saint Joseph’s Maine graduate students pay an average of $9,766 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of North Adams, MCLA is a public college with a small student population.
MCLA graduate students pay an average of $7,347 in tuition and fees each year.
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Fairfield University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value 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 moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fairfield U are $19,498 per year.
Fairfield U also claimed a spot on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Request InformationBest 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 Majors for Education
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.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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