2023 Best Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region of the U.S.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the New England Region for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Harvard, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in the New England Region .
One thing to take note of is that Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Boston College is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Boston College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Boston U does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 23% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of New England helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in the New England Region .
One thing to take note of is that UNE does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 50% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Tufts University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Tufts does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Lesley University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
Lesley is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
University of Hartford landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UHart. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Vermont ranked #9 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at UVM, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 24% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Endicott College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Endicott. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Simmons University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Simmons. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Western Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since WestConn does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UNH. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 60% took at least some of their classes online.
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With a ranking of #14, Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that JWU Providence does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 46% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Connecticut landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UCONN. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list.
UMass Amherst does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
UMass Lowell does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
Central Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list.
CCSU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
American International College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since AIC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 14% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
UMass Boston does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Springfield College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Springfield College does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 4% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Rivier University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list.
Rivier does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Bridgeport came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UBridgeport. In 2019-2020 about 53% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Rhode Island landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at URI. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Rhode Island College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since RIC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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