2023 Best Value General Education Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 Value General Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
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2023 Best Value General Education Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best General Education Schools
Our analysis found Worcester State University to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Worcester State are $16,666 per year.
The excellent programs at Southern Maine Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the New England Region . Located in the small city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SMCC are $6,754 a year. While working on their degree, education majors at SMCC accumulate an average of around $14,725 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend NHTI-Concord’s Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value 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.
NHTI undergraduate students pay an average of $15,450 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NHTI also did well on our Best General Education Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 51 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Michael’s College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Saint Michael's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Colchester.
Saint Michael’s undergraduate students pay an average of $48,690 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the New England Region . Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine 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 Saint Joseph’s Maine are $39,986 a year.
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Post University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
Post University undergraduate students pay an average of $15,458 in tuition and fees each year.
Bunker Hill Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general education programs. BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Boston.
BHCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,224 in tuition and fees each year.
BHCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Education Schools in the New England Region list.
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With a ranking of #8, Fairfield University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.
Fairfield U undergraduate students pay an average of $52,870 in tuition and fees each year.
Fairfield U also claimed a spot on our Best General Education Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in the New England Region list. MCLA is a small public school located in the town of North Adams.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCLA are $20,251 a year.
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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $13,392 per year.
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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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 25 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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