2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut
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. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Connecticut to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut
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Our analysis found University of Connecticut to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Connecticut. University of Connecticut is a large public school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 598 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UCONN. 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 Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. CCSU is a public institution located in New Britain, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 172 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at CCSU. 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 decide to attend Southern Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. SCSU is a public institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 94 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
One thing to take note of is that SCSU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 93% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Post University is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 87 students in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $28,300 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
Post University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. 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 Sacred Heart University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Sacred Heart University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 80 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 68% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Sacred Heart does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 64% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #6, Quinnipiac University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hamden, Connecticut. It awarded 76 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Quinnipiac does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Saint Joseph came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 67 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,310 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 85% were women.
USJ does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. 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.
University of Bridgeport ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. UBridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UBridgeport. During the 2019-2020 year, about 53% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Rensselaer at Hartford ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Rensselaer at Hartford is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 45 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 18% 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.
University of New Haven came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. West Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 52% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at University of New Haven, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 39% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Fairfield University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Fairfield U. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 78% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Hartford landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
UHart does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, Yale University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 6 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Yale, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.
Hartford Seminary landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Located in Hartford, Connecticut, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Hartford Seminary are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
American Sentinel University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in Aurora, Connecticut, the small private for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 25% were women.
American Sentinel University 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 #14, Albertus Magnus College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Albertus Magnus does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 48% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Western Connecticut State University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. WestConn is a small public school situated in Danbury, Connecticut. It awarded 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at WestConn, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 92% took at least some of their classes online.
Holy Apostles College and Seminary came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in Cromwell, Connecticut, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Holy Apostles College and Seminary does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #19, Charter Oak State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
If you are interested in distance education, Charter Oak State College is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Wesleyan University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking.
One thing to take note of is that Wesleyan U does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
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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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