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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

53 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

With 199,724 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities 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 a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 53 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the New England Region . Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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#3

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Fairfield University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Emmanuel College Massachusetts is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Boston, Emmanuel Boston is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacred Heart University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate education programs. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#7

Granite State College

Concord, NH

Granite State College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate education programs. Located in the town of Concord, GSC is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

With a ranking of #8, Endicott College did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

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#10

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.

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Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best education colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 6,799
Rhode Island 441
Connecticut 2,205
New Hampshire 1,299
Maine 771
Vermont 337

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Horadrim.

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