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2023 Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

17 Colleges
$21,881 Avg Salary
$12,730 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Associate 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 Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the New England Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

Our analysis found Southern Maine Community College to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in education at SMCC, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Education majors at SMCC take out an average of $14,630 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

The in-demand associate degree programs at Tunxis Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the New England Region . Tunxis Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Farmington.

About 73% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 27% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend White Mountains Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the remote town of Berlin, White Mountains Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern Maine Community College is a great place for general education students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, education graduates from Eastern Maine Community College carry an average student debt load of $14,662.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Manchester Community College is a great place for general education students working on their associate degree. MCC is a small public school located in the city of Manchester.

Of the 9 students majoring in education at MCC, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Read full report on General Education at Manchester Community College

Central Maine Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Central Maine Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Auburn.

Women make up 88% of the education majors at the school.

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Bunker Hill Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree general education programs. BHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Boston.

About 57% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 43% are male.

Read full report on General Education at Bunker Hill Community College

#7

Great Bay Community College

Portsmouth, NH

Great Bay Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Great Bay Community College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Portsmouth.

Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.

Full General Education at Great Bay Community College Report

York County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Wells, York County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 86% of the education majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, NHTI-Concord’s Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their associate degree. Located in the fringe town of Concord, NHTI is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in education at NHTI, 14% are male and 86% are female.

On average, education graduates from NHTI take out $15,175 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on General Education at NHTI-Concord’s Community College

Best 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

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 17 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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