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2023 Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

3 Colleges
$21,881 Avg Salary
$12,730 Avg Student Debt

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 2023 rankings named NHTI-Concord’s Community College the best school in the New England Region for general education students working on their associate degree. 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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#2

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Maine Community College is a great place for general education students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college 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.

Read full report on General Education at Southern Maine Community College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bunker Hill Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. BHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Boston.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,285
Connecticut 368
New Hampshire 319
Maine 151
Rhode Island 64
Vermont 137

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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