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.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Avg Credits: 20
Avg Tuition: $ 13,640
Avg Federal grant awarded: $1,227
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $2,594
Specializations Offered: Forensic Science , Cyber Security
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Fort Collins, Colorado
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Avg Credits: 11
Avg Tuition: $ 8,492
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,580
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $5,717
Graduation Rate: 67%
Specializations Offered: Data Analytics
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Charles Town, West Virginia
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Avg Credits: 18
Avg Tuition: $ 6,300
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,546
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $825
Graduation Rate: 36%
Specializations Offered: Project Management , Application Development
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Tempe, Arizona
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Avg Credits: 18
Avg Tuition: $ 13,374
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,558
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $458
Graduation Rate: 16%
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Avg Credits: 20
Avg Tuition: $ 13,640
Avg Federal grant awarded: $1,227
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $2,594
Specializations Offered: Cyber Security
Total Programs in Information Technology (1)
Charles Town, West Virginia
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Avg Credits: 9
Avg Tuition: $ 3,150
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,546
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $825
Graduation Rate: 36%
Specializations Offered: Project Management
Total Programs in Information Technology (1)
Denver, Colorado
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Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 8,966
Avg Federal grant awarded: $6,183
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $16,494
Graduation Rate: 68%
Specializations Offered: Software Development , Networking +1 more
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Louisville, Kentucky
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Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 8,568
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,464
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $9,336
Graduation Rate: 53%
Specializations Offered: Cyber Security
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Springfield, Missouri
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Profit Type: Public
Avg Tuition: $ 5,130
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,351
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $3,422
Graduation Rate: 55%
Specializations Offered: Hospitality Management
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Profit Type: Public
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Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,562
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $7,035
Graduation Rate: 64%
Specializations Offered: Finance
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Boston, Massachusetts
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Profit Type: Private Not-For-Profit
Avg Tuition: $ 76,470
Avg Federal grant awarded: $6,125
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $32,716
Graduation Rate: 87%
Specializations Offered: Web Development
Total Programs in Information Technology (1)
Information Technology Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 9
Avg Tuition: $ 4,029
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,526
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $2,356
Graduation Rate: 51%
Specializations Offered: Technology Management
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Fort Collins, Colorado
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Avg Credits: 9
Avg Tuition: $ 7,353
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,580
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $5,717
Graduation Rate: 67%
Specializations Offered: Project Management
Total Programs in Information Technology (1)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Information Systems Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 20
Avg Tuition: $ 13,640
Avg Federal grant awarded: $1,227
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $2,594
Specializations Offered: Cyber Security
Total Programs in Information Systems (1)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Information Systems Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 10,080
Graduation Rate: 11%
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Charles Town, West Virginia
Information Systems 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: Cyber Security
Total Programs in Information Systems (2)
Tempe, Arizona
Information Systems Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 18
Avg Tuition: $ 13,374
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,558
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $458
Graduation Rate: 16%
Specializations Offered: Cyber Security
Total Programs in Information Systems (1)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: $ 18,000
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,136
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $27,158
Graduation Rate: 70%
Specializations Offered: Cyber Security
Total Programs in Information Systems (1)
Charles Town, West Virginia
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Avg Credits: 14
Avg Tuition: $ 4,770
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,546
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $825
Graduation Rate: 36%
Specializations Offered: Data Analytics , Cyber Security
Total Programs in Information Systems (2)
Rochester, New York
Information Systems Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 4,305
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,239
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $18,108
Graduation Rate: 66%
Specializations Offered: Cyber Security
Total Programs in Information Systems (1)
Utica, New York
Information Systems Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 36
Avg Tuition: $ 16,260
Avg Federal grant awarded: $3,225
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $20,660
Graduation Rate: 45%
Specializations Offered: Finance
Total Programs in Information Systems (1)
Information Systems Accreditation: Request Info
Profit Type: Public
Avg Tuition: Request Info
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,562
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $7,035
Graduation Rate: 64%
Specializations Offered: Project Management
Total Programs in Information Systems (1)
Elmhurst, Illinois
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Avg Credits: 30
Avg Tuition: $ 23,250
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,786
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $20,313
Graduation Rate: 69%
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Avg Credits: 20
Avg Tuition: $ 10,520
Avg Federal grant awarded: $1,227
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $2,594
Specializations Offered: Healthcare Management and Administration
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Fort Collins, Colorado
Engineering Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 10,086
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,580
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $5,717
Graduation Rate: 67%
Specializations Offered: Systems Engineering , Computer Engineering
Total Programs in Engineering (2)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Avg Credits: 23
Avg Tuition: $ 27,998
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,136
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $27,158
Graduation Rate: 70%
Specializations Offered: Systems Engineering
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Fairfax, Virginia
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Avg Credits: 14
Avg Tuition: $ 21,714
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,745
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $8,085
Graduation Rate: 70%
Specializations Offered: Networking , Architecture +1 more
Total Programs in Engineering (3)
State College, Pennsylvania
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Avg Credits: 10
Avg Tuition: $ 8,841
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,137
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $1,942
Graduation Rate: 25%
Specializations Offered: Leadership , Architecture
Total Programs in Engineering (3)
Denver, Colorado
Engineering Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 9,000
Avg Federal grant awarded: $6,183
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $16,494
Graduation Rate: 68%
Specializations Offered: Software Engineering
Total Programs in Engineering (1)
Los Angeles, California
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Avg Credits: 11
Avg Tuition: $ 20,339
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,385
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $31,116
Graduation Rate: 92%
Specializations Offered: Systems Engineering , Astronomy +1 more
Total Programs in Engineering (4)
west Lafayette, Indiana
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Avg Credits: 14
Avg Tuition: Request Info
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,535
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $6,919
Graduation Rate: 76%
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Total Programs in Engineering (2)
Newark, Delaware
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Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: $ 16,500
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,428
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $8,604
Graduation Rate: 81%
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Total Programs in Engineering (2)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Engineering Accreditation: CAEP
Profit Type: Public
Avg Tuition: Request Info
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,688
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $5,640
Graduation Rate: 67%
Specializations Offered: Higher Education
Total Programs in Engineering (1)
Fort Collins, Colorado
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Avg Credits: 9
Avg Tuition: $ 5,994
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,580
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $5,717
Graduation Rate: 67%
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Total Programs in Engineering (1)
Los Angeles, California
Science Accreditation: Request Info
Profit Type: Private Not-For-Profit
Avg Tuition: $ 28,800
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,385
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $31,116
Graduation Rate: 92%
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Total Programs in Science (1)
Science Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 33
Avg Tuition: $ 15,543
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,291
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $14,023
Graduation Rate: 65%
Specializations Offered: Mathematics
Total Programs in Science (1)
Science Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: $ 8,625
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,834
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $7,797
Graduation Rate: 76%
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Virginia Beach, Virginia
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Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 2,400
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,629
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $7,209
Graduation Rate: 30%
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Total Programs in Science (1)
Bozeman, Montana
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Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: Request Info
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,603
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $4,473
Graduation Rate: 53%
Specializations Offered: Teaching
Total Programs in Science (1)
Waltham, Massachusetts
Interdisciplinary Studies Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: $ 17,000
Avg Federal grant awarded: $6,508
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $31,604
Graduation Rate: 90%
Specializations Offered: Data Analytics
Total Programs in Interdisciplinary Studies (1)
Omaha, Nebraska
Interdisciplinary Studies Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 16
Avg Tuition: $ 17,600
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,351
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $19,003
Graduation Rate: 79%
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Total Programs in Interdisciplinary Studies (1)
Denver, Colorado
Interdisciplinary Studies Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: $ 7,650
Avg Federal grant awarded: $6,183
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $16,494
Graduation Rate: 68%
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Total Programs in Interdisciplinary Studies (1)
St. Louis, Missouri
Interdisciplinary Studies Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 8
Avg Tuition: $ 6,375
Avg Federal grant awarded: $6,920
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $38,434
Graduation Rate: 94%
Specializations Offered: Data Science
Total Programs in Interdisciplinary Studies (2)
Boston, Massachusetts
Interdisciplinary Studies Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 16
Avg Tuition: $ 10,336
Avg Federal grant awarded: $6,700
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $31,383
Graduation Rate: 86%
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Total Programs in Interdisciplinary Studies (1)