2023 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
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
Our 2023 rankings named Brown University the best school in the New England Region for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 24 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out of the 24 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Endicott College is a great place for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.
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 moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.
Stonehill College ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Stonehill is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Easton.
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.
With a ranking of #8, Emmanuel College Massachusetts did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
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Springfield College ranked #9 on this year’s Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.
Saint Michael’s College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. 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
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 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).
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