2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Salem State University is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 91% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 9% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
Of the 37 students majoring in education at UCONN, 22% are male and 78% are female.
Read full report on General Education at University of Connecticut
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Bay Path University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the New England Region . Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Longmeadow.
About 89% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 11% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Michael’s College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular 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 medium-sized suburb of Colchester.
Women make up 88% of the education majors at the school.
Antioch University - New England ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Antioch University - New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Keene.
Of the 7 students majoring in education at Antioch University - New England, 14% are male and 86% are female.
Full General Education at Antioch University - New England Report
Post University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Tufts University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. MCLA is a fairly small public school located in the fringe town of North Adams.
Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.
Read full report on General Education at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Northern Vermont University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Johnson, Northern Vermont University is a public college with a small student population.
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 |
General Education Related Majors
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 23 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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