2023 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You
With 327,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the New England Region for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 31 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford.
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Tufts University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
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Lesley University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of Hartford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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University of Vermont ranked #9 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Endicott College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Explore the best education schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 1,775 |
| Maine | 1,282 |
| Rhode Island | 926 |
| Massachusetts | 8,936 |
| Connecticut | 2,995 |
| Vermont | 638 |
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Education Related Rankings by Major
Education Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
| Student Counseling | 13,858 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,695 |
| Teaching English or French | 5,791 |
| Other Education | 4,858 |
| Teaching Assistants | 2,751 |
| Educational Assessment | 2,552 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,910 |
| Education Philosophy | 737 |
| International Education | 293 |
Majors Similar to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 Horadrim.
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