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Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

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2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

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

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate School for You

General Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Connecticut. With 368 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Connecticut to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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.

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

Our analysis found University of Connecticut to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#2

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Out of the 4 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Waterbury.

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#3

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairfield University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, CT

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Albertus Magnus College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Connecticut. Albertus Magnus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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Best General Education Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,285
Maine 151
Vermont 137
New Hampshire 319
Rhode Island 64

General Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Focus Areas

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.

  • 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 KOKUYO.

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