2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
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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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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.
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2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular General Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 123 students majoring in education at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network, 37% are male and 63% are female.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the New England Region . Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
About 60% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 40% are male.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Lesley University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the New England Region . Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
Of the 15 students majoring in education at Lesley, 47% are male and 53% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.
About 75% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 25% are male.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts - Boston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the New England Region . UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boston.
Of the 6 students majoring in education at UMass Boston, 83% are male and 17% are female.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Maine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a large student population.
About 75% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 25% are male.
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American International College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
About 67% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 33% are male.
Rhode Island College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. RIC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Providence.
Women make up 50% of the education majors at the school.
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Boston University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular 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.
Brown University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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 |
General Education Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 14 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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