2023 Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
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 Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones had the most popular online graduate certificate programs 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 Massachusetts
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Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in Massachusetts 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.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Harvard accumulate an average of $19,755 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 53% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 157 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 20 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. WPI is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 96 graduate certificates to qualified students.
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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Babson College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Wellesley, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 69 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 64% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 198 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
Around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #6, 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 public institution located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 73 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 38 students in 2020-2021.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $24,008 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 45% took at least some of their classes online.
Fitchburg State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and it awarded 49 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Western New England 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 #9 on the list. Western New England is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 36% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 53% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Assumption University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Assumption is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 21 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 90% were women.
Assumption is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Emmanuel College Massachusetts ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Emmanuel College Massachusetts is a small private not-for-profit school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 7 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Emmanuel Boston is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Endicott College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Endicott College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Beverly, Massachusetts that handed out 23 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 96% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 66% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Merrimack College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Merrimack is a private not-for-profit institution located in North Andover, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Lasell University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Lasell is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Newton, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Lasell are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Cambridge College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 16 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
Around 33% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Bentley University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Bentley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Waltham, Massachusetts. It awarded 28 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,975 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Bentley is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Hebrew College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Hebrew College are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Brandeis University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Brandeis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waltham, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Elms College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Elms College is located in Chicopee, Massachusetts and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Elms College accumulate an average of $33,065 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 68% 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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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 20 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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