2023 Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
A student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 52 schools in the New England Region 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.
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Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the New England Region for students working on their graduate certificate. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 1,869 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,755 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 53% were women.
Around 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 582 students in 2020-2021.
Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 95% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Champlain College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in Burlington, Vermont, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 220 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in the New England Region . UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 130 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 157 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.
Around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #6, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. WPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 96 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 28% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 37% took at least some of their classes online.
University of New England ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Biddeford, Maine, and it awarded 83 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 81% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 50% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #8, Post University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Waterbury, Connecticut, the fairly large private for-profit school awarded 87 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Post University accumulate an average of $28,300 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #9, Sacred Heart University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 80 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 64% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Babson College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and it awarded 69 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 64% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Granite State College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. GSC is a public institution located in Concord, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 66 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 92% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Rensselaer at Hartford ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Rensselaer at Hartford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 45 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 18% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Rensselaer at Hartford are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Tufts University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 198 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Norwich University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Northfield, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 42 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 19% were women.
Norwich is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #15, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school situated in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. It awarded 73 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #16, Salve Regina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newport, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 60 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $18,943 in student loans. Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 38 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $24,008 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 66% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 45% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 126 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 60% took at least some of their classes online.
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Vermont Law School ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. VLS is a private not-for-profit institution located in South Royalton, Vermont. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 34 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 74% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 31% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #20, University of Saint Joseph did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 67 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Graduate Certificate recipients from USJ accumulate an average of $24,310 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 85% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 21% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #21, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Standish, Maine. It awarded 25 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Saint Joseph’s Maine are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Fitchburg State University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Fitchburg State is a medium-sized public school situated in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. It awarded 49 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Landmark College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Landmark College is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Putney, Vermont. It awarded 16 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 94% were women.
Landmark College is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Antioch University - New England ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Antioch University - New England is located in Keene, New Hampshire and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 99 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Antioch University - New England is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
University of Vermont did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in Burlington, Vermont, the fairly large public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 72% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 24% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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