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Top Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for business students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Massachusetts.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,755 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Harvard. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #2 on our list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at WPI. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 37% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bentley University. It ranked #3 on our list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,975 in student loans.
Since the graduate programs at Bentley are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #4 on this year’s list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMass Amherst. In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 18 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New England University landed the # 5 spot on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Western New England. In 2019-2020 about 53% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Emmanuel College Massachusetts ranked #6 on this year’s list.
If you are interested in distance education, Emmanuel Boston is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #7 on this year’s list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UMass Lowell. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at UMass Boston, 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 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Fitchburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Fitchburg State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.
Suffolk University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Suffolk. In fact, around 6% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Assumption University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Since the graduate programs at Assumption are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Elms College landed the #12 spot in the rankings for the best graduate certificate business programs.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $33,065 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Elms College. In fact, around 50% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMass Dartmouth. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Lasell University landed the #14 spot in the rankings for the best graduate certificate business programs.
Since the graduate programs at Lasell are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
With a ranking of #15, Salem State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.
One thing to take note of is that Salem State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Bay Path University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list.
Since the graduate programs at Bay Path are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Cambridge College ranked #17 on this year’s list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Cambridge College. In fact, around 33% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
One thing to take note of is that MCLA does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 18 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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