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Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

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2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

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

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Connecticut. With 2,205 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Connecticut 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Our analysis found Sacred Heart University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in Connecticut. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

Women make up 68% of the education majors at the school.

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#2

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 92% of the education majors at the school.

Read full report on Education at Post University

#3

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

About 70% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 30% are male.

Read full report on Education at Fairfield University

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 6,799
Rhode Island 441
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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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