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2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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$72,973 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, general education students earned 1,285 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

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The Most Popular General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Massachusetts to see which doctor's degree 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.

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

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 Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 10 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

About 60% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#3

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lesley University is a great place for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Of the 15 students majoring in education at Lesley, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Out of the 10 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the # 4 spot on the list. 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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Out of the 10 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, American International College landed the # 5 spot on the list. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

About 67% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University 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 #6 on the list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#7

Clark University

Worcester, MA

Clark University 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. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

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#7

Simmons University

Boston, MA

Simmons University 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. Located in the city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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Best General Education Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 368
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 10 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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