2023 Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best General Education Doctor'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in General Education
Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the New England Region for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a great place for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lesley University is a great place for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts - Boston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the New England Region . UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Boston.
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American International College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.
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University of Rhode Island landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree general education programs. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.
Rhode Island College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree general education programs. RIC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Providence.
University of Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 9 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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