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2023 Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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$47,664 Avg Salary
$26,812 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, general education students earned 1,285 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Education

#1

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Tufts University the best school in Massachusetts for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Salem State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full General Education at Salem State University Report

#3

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bay Path University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Longmeadow.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. MCLA is a fairly small public school located in the town of North Adams.

Full General Education at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Report

Best General Education Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 368
Maine 151
Vermont 137
New Hampshire 319
Rhode Island 64

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).
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