2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Fitchburg State University the best value school in the New England Region for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fitchburg State are $16,735 a year.
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Out of the 24 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Endicott College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.
Endicott undergraduate students pay an average of $36,614 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Brown undergraduate students pay an average of $62,304 in tuition and fees each year.
Brown also took the #5 spot in our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.
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Out of the 24 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Goddard College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Plainfield, Goddard College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Goddard College are $19,147 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, education graduates from Goddard College carry an average student debtload of $26,690.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. MCLA is a fairly small public school located in the town of North Adams.
MCLA undergraduate students pay an average of $20,251 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Springfield College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Springfield College are $39,720 a year.
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Southern New Hampshire University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
SNHU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,380 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Salem State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Salem State are $18,480 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, education majors at Salem State accumulate an average of around $26,680 in student debt.
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Stonehill College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Stonehill is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Easton.
Stonehill undergraduate students pay an average of $47,808 in tuition and fees each year.
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Emmanuel College Massachusetts did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Emmanuel Boston are $43,572 a year.
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Request InformationBest 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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Majors Related to Education
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 24 schools only.
- 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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