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2023 Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine

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With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Maine 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.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
130 Total Awards
$10,014 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maine the most popular school in Maine for students working on their graduate certificate. UMaine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 130 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 73% 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.

Full University of Maine Report

#2

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine
83 Total Awards
$29,352 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of New England. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list. Biddeford, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 83 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 50% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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25 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list. 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.

If you are interested in distance education, Saint Joseph’s Maine is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

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#4

Husson University

Bangor, Maine
13 Total Awards
$17,680 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Husson University is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 13 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#5

Unity College

Unity, Maine
4 Total Awards

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Unity College is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Unity, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at Unity are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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$8,392 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Maine at Augusta ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list.

In 2019-2020 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full University of Maine at Augusta Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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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