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2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

3 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 3rd in Connecticut. In fact, 2,995 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Connecticut to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Connecticut.

#1

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Sacred Heart University the most popular online school in Connecticut for education students working on their graduate certificate. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

Of the 79 students majoring in education at Sacred Heart, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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#2

Post University

Waterbury, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Post University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in education at Post University, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#3

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fairfield University is a great place for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

Women make up 70% of the education majors at the school.

Read full report on Education at Fairfield University

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State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 1,775
Maine 1,282
Rhode Island 926
Massachusetts 8,936
Vermont 638

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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

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 3 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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