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2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

11 Colleges
$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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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Massachusetts 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Salem State University the most popular school in Massachusetts for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large 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.

Read full report on General Education at Salem State University

#2

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bay Path University is a great place 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.

About 89% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 11% are male.

Read full report on General Education at Bay Path University

#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Full General Education at Tufts University Report

Out of the 11 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts landed the # 4 spot 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

#5

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Springfield College is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

Full General Education at Springfield College Report

#5

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Worcester State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Massachusetts. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on General Education at Worcester State University

#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 11 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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#5

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Lesley University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Massachusetts. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Read full report on General Education at Lesley University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Read full report on General Education at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

#5

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fitchburg State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full General Education at Fitchburg State University Report

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
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 11 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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