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2023 Best Education Schools in the New England Region

82 Colleges
$46,380 Avg Salary
$25,688 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Education Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 82 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Education Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a .

Top 15% Best Education Schools

Our analysis found Middlesex Community College to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Middlesex Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bedford.

After completing their degree, education graduates from Middlesex Community College carry an average student debtload of $6,429.

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#2

Brown University

Providence, RI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brown University is a great place for education students. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Education Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend NHTI-Concord’s Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Education Schools in the New England Region list. NHTI is a small public school located in the fringe town of Concord.

On average, education graduates from NHTI take out $14,513 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Providence College

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Providence College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Education Schools in the New England Region list. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

On average, education graduates from Providence take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#6

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

With a ranking of #6, Fairfield University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, education majors at Boston U accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $506.

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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#9

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

With a ranking of #9, Salve Regina University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Newport.

While working on their degree, education majors at Salve Regina accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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#10

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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With a ranking of #11, Springfield Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students. STCC is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

After completing their degree, education graduates from STCC carry an average student debtload of $7,216.

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#12

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for education students. It came in at #12 on the list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

After completing their degree, education graduates from Boston College carry an average student debtload of $18,000.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Education Schools in the New England Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT
14 Bristol Community College Fall River, MA
15 Stonehill College Easton, MA
16 University of New England Biddeford, ME

Best Education Colleges by State

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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