2023 Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut
With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in Connecticut to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut
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Our analysis found University of Connecticut to be the most popular school for business students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Connecticut. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, the large public school awarded 117 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 44% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at UCONN, 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 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Rensselaer at Hartford helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in Connecticut. Rensselaer at Hartford is located in Hartford, Connecticut and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 20% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Rensselaer at Hartford are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Out of the 12 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Post University is located in Waterbury, Connecticut and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Post University accumulate an average of $28,300 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 61% were women.
Post University 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 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Central Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in Connecticut. CCSU is located in New Britain, Connecticut and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 36% were women.
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.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Saint Joseph helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in Connecticut. This small private not-for-profit school is located in West Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 10 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Graduate Certificate recipients from USJ accumulate an average of $24,310 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at USJ. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 21% took at least some of their classes online.
University of New Haven landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business programs. University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at University of New Haven. In 2019-2020 about 39% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Hartford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 20% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UHart does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Southern Connecticut State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. Southern Connecticut State University is a medium-sized public school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
SCSU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 93% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Bridgeport came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking.
UBridgeport does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 53% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Fairfield University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Fairfield U. In 2019-2020 about 78% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Sacred Heart University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list.
Online graduate courses are available at Sacred Heart, 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, 64% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Charter Oak State College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list.
Charter Oak State College is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.
References
- 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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