A graduate certificate can be attained by a student from various universities after completing certain coursework denoting he/she has mastered a specific subject area. The course comprises of 9 to 21 credits. The students can transfer the earned credits to more advanced degrees in a related field.
Most of the programs are available online for students and working professionals who need a more flexible schedule. A graduate certificate is usually one year in length and consists of around 3 to 6 courses.
If someone wants to qualify for a graduate certificate, they should be holding a terminal undergraduate degree.
For employment in many careers and professions like Counsellors, Physicians, Librarians, Nurse practitioners, and Professors; graduate degrees are required.
There are various specializations available in graduate certificate course. These are Graduate Certificate in Accounting, Graduate Certificate in Communication, Graduate Certificate in Marketing, and Graduate Certificate in Psychology and so on.
The main benefit of obtaining a graduate certificate is that it may help one to develop new skills and build proficiency in that single professional area.
Fort Collins, Colorado
Business Management Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 10
Avg Tuition: $ 7,556
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,580
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $5,717
Graduation Rate: 67%
Specializations Offered: Marketing , Sports Management
Total Programs in Business Management (5)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Business Management Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 16
Avg Tuition: $ 11,629
Avg Federal grant awarded: $1,227
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $2,594
Specializations Offered: Human Resources , Project Management +1 more
Total Programs in Business Management (6)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Business Management Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 11
Avg Tuition: $ 9,492
Graduation Rate: 11%
Specializations Offered: Human Resources , Project Management +3 more
Total Programs in Business Management (10)
Business Management Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: $ 8,805
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,941
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $9,681
Graduation Rate: 67%
Specializations Offered: Supply Chain Management
Total Programs in Business Management (1)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Business Management Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: $ 11,700
Avg Federal grant awarded: $1,227
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $2,594
Specializations Offered: Entrepreneurship
Total Programs in Business Management (1)
Fort Collins, Colorado
Business Management Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 11
Avg Tuition: $ 6,897
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,580
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $5,717
Graduation Rate: 67%
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Total Programs in Business Management (1)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Business Management Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 9,240
Graduation Rate: 11%
Specializations Offered: Communications
Total Programs in Business Management (1)
Business Management Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: $ 8,805
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,941
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $9,681
Graduation Rate: 67%
Specializations Offered: Entrepreneurship
Total Programs in Business Management (1)
Boston, Massachusetts
Business Management Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 16
Avg Tuition: $ 50,980
Avg Federal grant awarded: $6,125
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $32,716
Graduation Rate: 87%
Specializations Offered: Finance
Total Programs in Business Management (2)
New York City, New York
Business Management Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: Request Info
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,219
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $24,527
Graduation Rate: 59%
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Total Programs in Business Management (1)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Education Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 17
Avg Tuition: $ 7,509
Avg Federal grant awarded: $1,227
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $2,594
Specializations Offered: Higher Education , Curriculum and Instruction
Total Programs in Education (7)
Education Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 16
Avg Tuition: $ 9,377
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,941
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $9,681
Graduation Rate: 67%
Specializations Offered: Gifted Endorsements , Higher Education +1 more
Total Programs in Education (3)
Fort Collins, Colorado
Education Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 7,188
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,580
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $5,717
Graduation Rate: 67%
Specializations Offered: Higher Education
Total Programs in Education (2)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Education Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 14
Avg Tuition: $ 8,685
Graduation Rate: 11%
Specializations Offered: Teaching , Early Childhood Education +5 more
Total Programs in Education (20)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Education Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: $ 13,815
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,136
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $27,158
Graduation Rate: 70%
Specializations Offered: Curriculum and Instruction , Educational Leadership
Total Programs in Education (2)
New York, New York
Education Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 18
Avg Tuition: $ 16,286
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,225
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $21,631
Graduation Rate: 64%
Specializations Offered: Early Childhood Education , Teaching
Total Programs in Education (5)
Omaha, Nebraska
Education Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 2,832
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,351
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $19,003
Graduation Rate: 79%
Specializations Offered: Leadership
Total Programs in Education (1)
Longmeadow, Massachusetts
Education Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 18
Avg Tuition: Request Info
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,427
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $18,025
Graduation Rate: 61%
Specializations Offered: Higher Education
Total Programs in Education (1)
Fort Collins, Colorado
Education Accreditation: Request Info
Profit Type: Public
Avg Tuition: $ 5,571
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,580
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $5,717
Graduation Rate: 67%
Specializations Offered: Social Work
Total Programs in Education (1)
Orange City, Iowa
Education Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 3,720
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,245
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $17,004
Graduation Rate: 64%
Specializations Offered: Teaching
Total Programs in Education (1)
Nacogdoches, Texas
Education Accreditation: Request Info
Profit Type: Public
Avg Tuition: Request Info
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,980
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $3,725
Graduation Rate: 44%
Specializations Offered: Educational Administration
Total Programs in Education (1)
Fort Collins, Colorado
Education Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: $ 9,405
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,580
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $5,717
Graduation Rate: 67%
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Total Programs in Education (1)
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Education Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: Request Info
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,123
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $15,833
Graduation Rate: 76%
Specializations Offered: Leadership
Total Programs in Education (1)
Education Accreditation: Request Info
Profit Type: Public
Avg Tuition: Request Info
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,425
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $7,521
Graduation Rate: 60%
Specializations Offered: Teaching
Total Programs in Education (1)
Glassboro, New Jersey
Education Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 9
Avg Tuition: $ 6,705
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,824
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $6,207
Graduation Rate: 71%
Specializations Offered: Public Relations
Total Programs in Education (1)
Glassboro, New Jersey
Education Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 8,940
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,824
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $6,207
Graduation Rate: 71%
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Total Programs in Education (1)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Education Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 34
Avg Tuition: $ 31,960
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,136
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $27,158
Graduation Rate: 70%
Specializations Offered: Registered Nursing [RN]
Total Programs in Education (1)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Health Science Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 17
Avg Tuition: $ 8,437
Avg Federal grant awarded: $1,227
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $2,594
Specializations Offered: Healthcare Management and Administration , Leadership
Total Programs in Health Science (4)
Health Science Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: $ 8,805
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,941
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $9,681
Graduation Rate: 67%
Specializations Offered: Healthcare Management and Administration
Total Programs in Health Science (1)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Health Science Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 11
Avg Tuition: $ 11,386
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,136
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $27,158
Graduation Rate: 70%
Specializations Offered: Healthcare Management and Administration , Public Health
Total Programs in Health Science (8)
Tempe, Arizona
Health Science Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 11
Avg Tuition: $ 7,019
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,558
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $458
Graduation Rate: 16%
Specializations Offered: Healthcare Management and Administration , Sustainability Management
Total Programs in Health Science (3)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Health Science Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 20
Avg Tuition: $ 9,840
Avg Federal grant awarded: $1,227
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $2,594
Specializations Offered: Public Health
Total Programs in Health Science (1)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Health Science Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 22
Avg Tuition: $ 12,235
Graduation Rate: 11%
Specializations Offered: Public Health , Healthcare Management and Administration
Total Programs in Health Science (2)
Health Science Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: $ 8,805
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,941
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $9,681
Graduation Rate: 67%
Specializations Offered: Healthcare Management and Administration
Total Programs in Health Science (2)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Health Science Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 39
Avg Tuition: $ 36,660
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,136
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $27,158
Graduation Rate: 70%
Also See: Programs & Tuitions
Total Programs in Health Science (1)
Washington, District of Columbia
Health Science Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 19,704
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,637
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $27,760
Graduation Rate: 81%
Specializations Offered: Healthcare Management and Administration
Total Programs in Health Science (1)
Health Science Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 6,900
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,834
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $7,797
Graduation Rate: 76%
Specializations Offered: Healthcare Management and Administration
Total Programs in Health Science (1)
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Health Science Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 18
Avg Tuition: $ 7,290
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,414
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $15,153
Graduation Rate: 74%
Specializations Offered: Autism Education
Total Programs in Health Science (1)
Boston, Massachusetts
Health Science Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 16
Avg Tuition: $ 76,470
Avg Federal grant awarded: $6,125
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $32,716
Graduation Rate: 87%
Specializations Offered: Healthcare Management and Administration
Total Programs in Health Science (1)
Flagstaff, Arizona
Health Science Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 14
Avg Tuition: Request Info
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,634
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $7,533
Graduation Rate: 53%
Also See: Programs & Tuitions
Total Programs in Health Science (1)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Health Science Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 10,956
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,136
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $27,158
Graduation Rate: 70%
Also See: Programs & Tuitions
Total Programs in Health Science (1)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nursing Accreditation: CCNE
Avg Credits: 20
Avg Tuition: $ 8,550
Avg Federal grant awarded: $1,227
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $2,594
Specializations Offered: Leadership , Nurse Practitioner
Total Programs in Nursing (4)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nursing Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 27
Avg Tuition: $ 25,452
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,136
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $27,158
Graduation Rate: 70%
Specializations Offered: Nurse Practitioner , Leadership +1 more
Total Programs in Nursing (13)
Fairfax, Virginia
Nursing Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: $ 22,890
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,745
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $8,085
Graduation Rate: 70%
Also See: Programs & Tuitions
Total Programs in Nursing (1)
State College, Pennsylvania
Nursing Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 10
Avg Tuition: $ 8,530
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,137
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $1,942
Graduation Rate: 25%
Also See: Programs & Tuitions
Total Programs in Nursing (3)
Denver, Colorado
Nursing Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 6,696
Avg Federal grant awarded: $6,183
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $16,494
Graduation Rate: 68%
Also See: Programs & Tuitions
Total Programs in Nursing (1)
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Nursing Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 27
Avg Tuition: $ 12,744
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,121
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $18,457
Graduation Rate: 62%
Specializations Offered: Nurse Practitioner
Total Programs in Nursing (1)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Nursing Accreditation: Request Info
Profit Type: Public
Avg Tuition: Request Info
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,688
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $5,640
Graduation Rate: 67%
Also See: Programs & Tuitions
Total Programs in Nursing (1)
Boise, Idaho
Nursing Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 19
Avg Tuition: $ 14,250
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,493
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $10,592
Graduation Rate: 39%
Specializations Offered: Nurse Practitioner
Total Programs in Nursing (1)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Criminal Justice Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 16
Avg Tuition: $ 7,920
Graduation Rate: 11%
Also See: Programs & Tuitions
Total Programs in Criminal Justice (1)
Criminal Justice Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: $ 8,805
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,941
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $9,681
Graduation Rate: 67%
Also See: Programs & Tuitions
Total Programs in Criminal Justice (2)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Criminal Justice Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: $ 18,000
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,136
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $27,158
Graduation Rate: 70%
Also See: Programs & Tuitions
Total Programs in Criminal Justice (1)
Charles Town, West Virginia
Criminal Justice Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 18
Avg Tuition: $ 6,300
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,546
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $825
Graduation Rate: 36%
Specializations Offered: Leadership
Total Programs in Criminal Justice (2)
Criminal Justice Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: $ 8,805
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,941
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $9,681
Graduation Rate: 67%
Also See: Programs & Tuitions
Total Programs in Criminal Justice (1)
Charles Town, West Virginia
Criminal Justice Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 18
Avg Tuition: $ 6,300
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,546
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $825
Graduation Rate: 36%
Specializations Offered: Leadership
Total Programs in Criminal Justice (1)
Northfield, Vermont
Criminal Justice Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 9,900
Avg Federal grant awarded: $6,191
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $22,268
Graduation Rate: 58%
Specializations Offered: Cyber Security
Total Programs in Criminal Justice (1)
Boston, Massachusetts
Criminal Justice Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 16
Avg Tuition: $ 76,470
Avg Federal grant awarded: $6,125
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $32,716
Graduation Rate: 87%
Also See: Programs & Tuitions
Total Programs in Criminal Justice (1)
Newport, Rhode Island
Criminal Justice Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 6,780
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,214
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $20,444
Graduation Rate: 68%
Specializations Offered: Leadership
Total Programs in Criminal Justice (1)