2023 Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
A student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education opportunities 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 many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 52 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.
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Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 1,869 students in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,755 in student loans. Around 53% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Southern New Hampshire University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in the New England Region . Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 582 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
Around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Champlain College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in Burlington, Vermont, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 220 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 130 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 157 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. WPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 96 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 28% were women.
Around 37% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of New England did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. UNE is a private not-for-profit institution located in Biddeford, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 83 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.
Post University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 87 students in 2020-2021.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $28,300 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Sacred Heart University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 80 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 64% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Babson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Babson College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wellesley, Massachusetts. It awarded 69 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.
Around 64% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Granite State College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in Concord, New Hampshire, the small public school awarded 66 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
Around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Rensselaer at Hartford landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Rensselaer at Hartford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 45 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 18% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Rensselaer at Hartford is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Tufts University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 198 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 88% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #14, Norwich University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Northfield, Vermont, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 42 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 19% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Norwich. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, the medium-sized public school awarded 73 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.
Salve Regina University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Salve Regina is located in Newport, Rhode Island and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Salve Regina accumulate an average of $18,943 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 63% were women.
Around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, the fairly large public school handed out 126 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 60% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 38 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,008 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 45% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Vermont Law School ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in South Royalton, Vermont, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 34 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 74% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 31% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Saint Joseph did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 67 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $24,310 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 21% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #21, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Standish, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 25 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Saint Joseph’s Maine. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #22, Fitchburg State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Fitchburg State is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
Around 89% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #23, Landmark College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Landmark College is located in Putney, Vermont and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 94% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Landmark College. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Antioch University - New England landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Keene, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 99 students in 2020-2021.
Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Antioch University - New England are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
University of Vermont ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UVM is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 72% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 24% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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