2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Most Popular Online 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.
The Most Popular Online Education Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 30 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Education Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of New England the most popular online school in the New England Region for education students. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford.
While working on their degree, education majors at UNE accumulate an average of around $26,800 in student debt.
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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 Most Popular Online Education Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Granite State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the fringe town of Concord, GSC is a public college with a small student population.
While working on their degree, education majors at GSC accumulate an average of around $29,904 in student debt.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sacred Heart University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great place for education students pursuing an online degree. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.
After completing their degree, education graduates from UMaine carry an average student debtload of $26,547. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $160, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Harvard University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online 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 fairly large student population.
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Charter Oak State College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Charter Oak State College is a small public school located in the suburb of New Britain.
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With a ranking of #8, NHTI-Concord’s Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students. NHTI is a small public school located in the 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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Endicott College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Located in the large suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
After completing their degree, education graduates from Endicott carry an average student debtload of $26,949.
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Southern New Hampshire University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.
Education majors at SNHU take out an average of $26,367 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Request InformationMost Popular Online Education Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online 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 |
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Education Related Majors
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.
- 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.