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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Massachusetts. With 6,799 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in Massachusetts to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Our analysis found Worcester State University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 14% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at American International College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Massachusetts. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.

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Out of the 34 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 88% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 34 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Boston.

Of the 82 students majoring in education at UMass Boston, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Full Education at University of Massachusetts - Boston Report

#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Massachusetts. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Women make up 83% of the education majors at the school.

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#6

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

With a ranking of #6, Bridgewater State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Bridgewater State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bridgewater.

About 72% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 28% are male.

Read full report on Education at Bridgewater State University

University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

About 66% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 34% are male.

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#7

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA

Bay Path University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Longmeadow.

Women make up 88% of the education majors at the school.

Read full report on Education at Bay Path University

#9

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Fitchburg State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 85% of the education majors at the school.

Full Education at Fitchburg State University Report

#10

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Endicott College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.

About 95% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 5% are male.

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Best Education Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 28 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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