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Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

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2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

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$47,664 Avg Salary
$26,812 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 348 degrees and certificates were awarded to general education students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Connecticut to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Connecticut the most popular school in Connecticut for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in education at UCONN, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#2

Post University

Waterbury, CT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Post University is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Waterbury.

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#3

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albertus Magnus College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Albertus Magnus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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#3

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairfield University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best General Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,032
Rhode Island 34
New Hampshire 231
Maine 69
Vermont 96

General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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