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2023 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the New England Region

6 Colleges
$50,783 Avg Salary
$22,414 Avg Student Debt

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

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. 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 that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the New England Region to see which online programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our analysis found Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue an online degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full General Education at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Report

#2

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

The excellent online programs at Endicott College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the New England Region . Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means NHTI-Concord’s Community College is a great place for general education students pursuing an online degree. Located in the town of Concord, NHTI is a public school with a small student population.

Full General Education at NHTI-Concord’s Community College Report

#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

The excellent online programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

Post University

Waterbury, CT

The excellent online programs at Post University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.

Full General Education at University of Maine Report

Explore the most popular online 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

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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 6 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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