2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 29,810 general education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.
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The Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Post University the best value school in the New England Region for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
Post University graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Michael’s College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Saint Michael's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Colchester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Saint Michael’s are $11,160 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. MCLA is a fairly small public school located in the fringe town of North Adams.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MCLA are $7,347 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Salem State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Salem State graduate students pay an average of $10,477 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Vermont University is a great value for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Johnson, Northern Vermont University is a public college with a small student population.
Northern Vermont University graduate students pay an average of $16,488 in tuition and fees each year.
Southern New Hampshire University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
SNHU graduate students pay an average of $19,470 in tuition and fees each year.
Tufts University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate general education programs. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Tufts are $55,216 a year.
Tufts also took the #2 spot in our Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region rankings.
With a ranking of #8, Bay Path University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Longmeadow.
Bay Path graduate students pay an average of $19,235 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #9, Antioch University - New England did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Antioch University - New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Keene.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Antioch University - New England are $24,934 per year.
University of Connecticut landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate general education programs. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 per year.
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 368 |
| Massachusetts | 1,285 |
| Maine | 151 |
| Vermont | 137 |
| New Hampshire | 319 |
| Rhode Island | 64 |
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Majors Related to Education
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 10 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).
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