2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
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.
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2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
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 .
Top 10 Most Popular General Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network the most popular school in the New England Region for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. 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.
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 midsize city of Cambridge.
Women make up 60% of the education majors at the school.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lesley University is a great place for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
About 53% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 47% are male.
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 large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.
Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.
Out of the 14 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the # 5 spot on the 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 came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.
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 city of Springfield.
Women make up 67% of the education majors at the school.
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.
Boston University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Simmons University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Best 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 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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