2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
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.
2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools
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 suburb of Amherst.
Women make up 94% of the education majors at the school.
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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.
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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.
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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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Out of the 40 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Goddard College landed the # 4 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.
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.
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Southern New Hampshire University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree general education programs. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college 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 suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a moderately-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.
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With a ranking of #7, Smith College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Smith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Northampton.
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Brandeis University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.
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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.
Request InformationBest 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 |
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 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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