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2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in Massachusetts

33 Colleges
$53,999 Avg Salary
$25,149 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education 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 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 33 schools in Massachusetts 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.

Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Massachusetts.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in Massachusetts for general education students. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on General Education at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

Out of the 33 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA

The excellent programs at Bay Path University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Massachusetts. Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Longmeadow.

On average, education graduates from Bay Path take out $26,747 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is a great place for general education students. MCLA is a fairly small public school located in the fringe town of North Adams.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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#7

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

With a ranking of #7, Lesley University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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#8

Cambridge College

Boston, MA

Cambridge College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in Massachusetts list. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#9

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

With a ranking of #9, Springfield College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at Springfield College take out is $27,000.

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#10

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

With a ranking of #10, Endicott College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.

Read full report on General Education at Endicott College

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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