2023 Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Teaching 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 52 schools in the New England Region 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 us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region .
On average, graduate certificate students take out $19,755 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Harvard does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 52 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 2 spot on the list.
Tufts does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Fairfield University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in the New England Region .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Fairfield U. During the 2019-2020 year, about 78% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Emmanuel College Massachusetts is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
Emmanuel Boston is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacred Heart University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Sacred Heart. In 2019-2020 about 64% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Boston U. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 23% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, Granite State College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at GSC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 92% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #8, Endicott College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Endicott. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Boston College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that Boston College does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 66% took at least some of their classes online.
Quinnipiac University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Quinnipiac. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 52% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #11, SIT Graduate Institute did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
Online graduate courses are available at SIT, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of New England ranked #12 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UNE. In fact, around 50% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Assumption University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
Assumption is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #15, Saint Michael’s College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
Online graduate courses are available at Saint Michael’s, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Framingham State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Framingham State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
Worcester State University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Worcester State. In 2019-2020 about 62% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Champlain College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.
One thing to take note of is that Champlain does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #19 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at UMass Amherst, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.
Gordon College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Gordon College. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
American International College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at AIC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 14% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Springfield College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #22 on the list.
Springfield College does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 4% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #23, Central Connecticut State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
CCSU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 95% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #24 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UNH. In fact, around 60% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #25 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMass Boston. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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