2023 Most Popular General Education 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.
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The Most Popular General Education Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 84 schools in the New England Region to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a .
Top 15% Most Popular General Education Schools
Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern New Hampshire University is a great place for general education students. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that education majors at SNHU take out is $26,000.
Read full report on General Education at Southern New Hampshire University
Out of the 84 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the # 3 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.
The excellent programs at Sacred Heart University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the New England Region . Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Salem State University is a great place for general education students. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Saint Michael’s College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in the New England Region list. Saint Michael's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Colchester.
Bay Path University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Longmeadow.
The average amount in student loans that education majors at Bay Path take out is $26,747.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Read full report on General Education at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
Post University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
Antioch University - New England came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. Antioch University - New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Keene.
With a ranking of #11, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. MCLA is a small public school located in the town of North Adams.
With a ranking of #12, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
Read full report on General Education at University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Connecticut landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
Read full report on General Education at University of Connecticut
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular General Education Schools in the New England Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Lesley University | Cambridge, MA |
| 15 | Goddard College | Plainfield, VT |
| 16 | University of Rhode Island | Kingston, RI |
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education colleges 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 25 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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