2023 Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best General Education Associate Degree School for You
General Education is the #39 most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the New England Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
Check out the education associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top New England Region Schools for an Associate in General Education
Our analysis found NHTI-Concord’s Community College to be the best school for general education students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . Located in the town of Concord, NHTI is a public school with a small student population.
Education majors at NHTI take out an average of $15,175 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
On average, education graduates from SMCC take out $14,630 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bunker Hill Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Boston.
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Request InformationBest General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 1,285 |
Connecticut | 368 |
New Hampshire | 319 |
Maine | 151 |
Rhode Island | 64 |
Vermont | 137 |
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General Education Related Rankings by Major
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 3 schools only.
- 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 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).
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