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2023 Most Popular General Education Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Education Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the New England Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

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

#1

University of Maine

Orono, ME

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maine the most popular school in the New England Region for general education students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full General Education at University of Maine Report

Our analysis found Eastern Maine Community College to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the New England Region . Located in the small city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on General Education at Eastern Maine Community College

The in-demand basic certificate programs at NHTI-Concord’s Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the New England Region . Located in the town of Concord, NHTI is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on General Education at NHTI-Concord’s Community College

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 3 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.

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