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2023 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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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

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

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 fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 31 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#5

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford.

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #6, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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#7

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

With a ranking of #7, Lesley University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford ranked #8 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a large student population.

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#10

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Endicott College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best education colleges 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

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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