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2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

40 Colleges
$35,282 Avg Salary
$26,172 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 40 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

Women make up 94% of the education majors at the school.

Full General Education at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

#2

Brown University

Providence, RI

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

Full General Education at Brown University Report

#3

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Endicott College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the New England Region . Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.

About 92% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 8% are male.

Full General Education at Endicott College Report

#4

Colby College

Waterville, ME

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Colby College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the New England Region . Colby is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Waterville.

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

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#4

Goddard College

Plainfield, VT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goddard College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Plainfield, Goddard College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 70% of the education majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at Goddard College take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,690.

Full General Education at Goddard College Report

Southern New Hampshire University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 9% are male.

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Salem State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, education graduates from Salem State carry an average student debt load of $26,680.

Full General Education at Salem State University Report

#7

Smith College

Northampton, MA

Smith College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Smith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Northampton.

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#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

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#10

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

Springfield College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

Of the 19 students majoring in education at Springfield College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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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 27 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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