2023 Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for healthcare students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Granite State College to be the best value school for healthcare students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in Concord, New Hampshire, the small public school handed out 5 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GSC are $10,620 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since GSC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 92% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GSC is ranked #4 for overall quality in the New England Region .
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Worcester State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Worcester State are $5,796 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Worcester State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 62% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fitchburg State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, the medium-sized public school handed out 1 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Fitchburg State. 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.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Rivier University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in the New England Region . Rivier University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Nashua, New Hampshire that handed out 20 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rivier are $12,195 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Rivier does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Rivier also claimed a spot on our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salve Regina University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Salve Regina is located in Newport, Rhode Island and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 graduate certificates to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Salve Regina are $11,730 a year. On average, graduate certificate students take out $18,943 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Salve Regina, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
In addition to its great value ranking, Salve Regina is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Standish, Maine, and it awarded 12 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $9,766 a year.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Saint Joseph’s Maine. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Champlain College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 11 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Champlain are $14,310 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Champlain. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Champlain also is in the top 20% of our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Endicott College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Endicott is located in Beverly, Massachusetts and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Endicott graduate students pay an average of $12,746 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that Endicott does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #9, Fairfield University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fairfield U are $19,498 a year.
Fairfield U does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 78% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Fairfield U also did well on our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Assumption University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Assumption is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Assumption graduate students pay an average of $13,856 in tuition and fees each year.
Since the graduate programs at Assumption are primarily online, it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Husson University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Husson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bangor, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Husson graduate students pay an average of $17,680 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at Husson, 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 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Saint Joseph ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 28 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USJ are $15,264 per year. On average, graduate certificate students take out $24,310 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online graduate courses are available at USJ, 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 21% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Quinnipiac University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in Hamden, Connecticut, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 7 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Quinnipiac are $20,340 a year.
Quinnipiac does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Elms College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Chicopee, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Elms College graduate students pay an average of $16,017 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $33,065 in student loans.
Online graduate courses are available at Elms College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 50% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of New Haven ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in West Haven, Connecticut, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 11 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
University of New Haven graduate students pay an average of $18,070 in tuition and fees each year.
University of New Haven does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 39% took at least some of their classes online.
Simmons University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 45 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Simmons are $21,546 a year.
Since the graduate programs at Simmons 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 Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 6 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cambridge College are $16,409 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Cambridge College does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 33% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #18, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 8 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SNHU are $19,470 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at SNHU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Antioch University - New England landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate healthcare programs. Antioch University - New England is a private not-for-profit institution located in Keene, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Antioch University - New England are $24,934 per year.
Since the graduate programs at Antioch University - New England are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Plymouth State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This small public school is located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, and it awarded 5 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Plymouth State graduate students pay an average of $16,234 in tuition and fees each year.
Plymouth State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 76% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Northeastern University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Northeastern graduate students pay an average of $26,095 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Northeastern. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 29% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Harvard University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 69 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 a year. Graduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $19,755 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Harvard. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 96% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Harvard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 graduate certificates to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMass Lowell are $26,990 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UMass Lowell. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
University of New England landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate healthcare programs. University of New England is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Biddeford, Maine that handed out 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
UNE graduate students pay an average of $29,352 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able 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.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, the fairly large public school handed out 60 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNH are $29,992 a year.
UNH 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 60% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 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%.
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