2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best General Education 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 84 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 Schools in the New England Region
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Top 15% Most Popular General Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the New England Region for general education students. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that education majors at SNHU take out is $26,000.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a great place for general education students. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 84 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.
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Out of the 84 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
With a ranking of #6, Saint Michael’s College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Saint Michael's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Colchester.
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With a ranking of #7, Bay Path University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Longmeadow.
The average amount in student loans that education majors at Bay Path take out is $26,747.
Read full report on General Education at Bay Path University
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Post University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
Antioch University - New England came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. Antioch University - New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Keene.
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Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. MCLA is a small public school located in the town of North Adams.
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With a ranking of #12, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #12 on the list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
Read full report on General Education at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular General Education Schools in the New England Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Lesley University | Cambridge, MA |
| 15 | Goddard College | Plainfield, VT |
| 16 | University of Rhode Island | Kingston, RI |
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 25 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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