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2023 Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best General Education Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 29,810 general education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in General Education

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for general education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lesley University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Boston is a great place for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Boston.

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With a ranking of #6, American International College did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

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#8

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

Rhode Island College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. RIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Providence.

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#9

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine ranked #9 on this year’s Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a large student population.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 368
Massachusetts 1,285
Maine 151
Vermont 137
New Hampshire 319
Rhode Island 64

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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