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

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

14 Colleges
$72,973 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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.

Check out the education doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our analysis found Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 37% are male.

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Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Women make up 60% of the education majors at the school.

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Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 14 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lesley University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

About 53% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 47% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boston.

About 17% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 83% are male.

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University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.

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American International College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree general education programs. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Women make up 67% of the education majors at the school.

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Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

Rhode Island College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. RIC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Providence.

Of the 2 students majoring in education at RIC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Boston University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #9, Boston University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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Simmons University

Boston, MA

Simmons University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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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 14 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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