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Most Popular Online Education Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in the New England Region

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

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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Education Colleges.

#1

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

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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#3

Granite State College

Concord, NH

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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#4

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

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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#5

University of Maine

Orono, ME

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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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

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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#7

Charter Oak State College

New Britain, CT

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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#9

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

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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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 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.

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