2023 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Most Popular Online 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 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online General Education Colleges.
Most Popular Online New England Region Schools in General Education
Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network the most popular online school in the New England Region for general education students. 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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Endicott College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the New England Region list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.
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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 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the fringe town of Concord, NHTI is a public college with a small student population.
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The excellent online programs at Tufts University 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 suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Post University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.
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University of Maine landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Request InformationMost Popular Online General Education Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online 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 Majors
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 6 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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