2023 Best General Education Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best General Education 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 Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 51 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best General Education Schools in the New England Region
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Top 10 Best General Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brown University the best school in the New England Region for general education students. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Education Schools in the New England Region list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means NHTI-Concord’s Community College is a great place for general education students. Located in the fringe town of Concord, NHTI is a public college with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General Education Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for general education students. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Fairfield University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.
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Quinnipiac University ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Education Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Boston College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. 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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Endicott College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.
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Brandeis University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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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 25 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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