2023 Best Value Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education Undergraduate 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 Undergraduate 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. This report analyzed 4 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Education
Our 2023 rankings named Capital Community College the best value school in the New England Region for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Hartford, Capital Community College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Capital Community College are $13,548 a year.
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Out of the 4 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Husson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bangor, Husson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Husson are $19,790 per year.
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Out of the 4 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fisher College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Fisher College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fisher College are $33,500 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Boston U are $59,816 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston U also did well on our Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Request InformationBest Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education schools 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 4 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.