2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Education Associate 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.
The Most Popular Education Associate Degree 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 53 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Urban College of Boston to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Urban College of Boston is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 99% of the education majors at the school.
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Out of the 53 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Vermont landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Montpelier, CCV is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 54 students majoring in education at CCV, 4% are male and 96% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bristol Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 42 students majoring in education at Bristol, 10% are male and 90% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Rhode Island. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Warwick, CCRI is a public college with a large student population.
About 98% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 2% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Middlesex Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bedford.
Of the 34 students majoring in education at Middlesex Community College, 3% are male and 97% are female.
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With a ranking of #6, Southern Maine Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their associate degree. SMCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of South Portland.
About 88% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 12% are male.
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Bunker Hill Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, BHCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 90% of the education majors at the school.
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Quinsigamond Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 29 students majoring in education at Quinsigamond Community College, 7% are male and 93% are female.
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Kennebec Valley Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree education programs. Kennebec Valley Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Fairfield.
Of the 27 students majoring in education at Kennebec Valley Community College, 4% are male and 96% are female.
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With a ranking of #9, Housatonic Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their associate degree. Housatonic Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.
Of the 27 students majoring in education at Housatonic Community College, 7% are male and 93% are female.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 1,775 |
| Maine | 1,282 |
| Rhode Island | 926 |
| Massachusetts | 8,936 |
| Connecticut | 2,995 |
| Vermont | 638 |
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 27 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.