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 city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out of the 51 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend NHTI-Concord’s Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Education Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the fringe town of Concord, NHTI is a public school with a small student population.
The excellent programs at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 51 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Fairfield University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.
Quinnipiac University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
With a ranking of #8, Boston College did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
With a ranking of #9, Endicott College did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.
Brandeis University ranked #10 on this year’s Best General Education Schools in the New England Region list. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.
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 |
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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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