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2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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

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.

The Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the New England Region 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Sacred Heart University the most popular online school in the New England Region for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 79 students majoring in education at Sacred Heart, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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#1

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

Our analysis found University of New England to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the New England Region . UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford.

Of the 79 students majoring in education at UNE, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, ME

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great place for education students working on their online graduate certificate. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

Women make up 89% of the education majors at the school.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 24 online programs at schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 66 students majoring in education at Harvard, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#5

Granite State College

Concord, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Granite State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the fringe town of Concord, GSC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 84% of the education majors at the school.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate education programs. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 66% of the education majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online graduate certificate. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.

Of the 151 students majoring in education at SNHU, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#8

Landmark College

Putney, VT

Landmark College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Putney, Landmark College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 94% of the education majors at the school.

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#9

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

With a ranking of #9, Norwich University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.

Women make up 29% of the education majors at the school.

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Emmanuel College Massachusetts did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Emmanuel Boston is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in education at Emmanuel Boston, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Explore the most popular online education schools 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

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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 24 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 Horadrim.

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