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Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

2023 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

24 Colleges
$35,282 Avg Salary
$26,172 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's 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.

The Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 24 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

Check out the education bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Brown University

Providence, RI

Our analysis found Brown University to be the best school for general education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Boston College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the New England Region . Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Endicott College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.

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#5

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

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#6

Stonehill College

Easton, MA

Stonehill College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Stonehill is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Easton.

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#7

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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Emmanuel College Massachusetts landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree general education programs. Emmanuel Boston 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 best schools for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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#10

Saint Michael's College

Colchester, VT

Saint Michael’s College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree general education programs. Saint Michael's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Colchester.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

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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 24 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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