Education at New England College

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at New England College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NEC is located in Henniker, New Hampshire and approximately 4,483 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students received their master's degree in education.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

NEC Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

NEC Education Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #326 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at NEC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at New England College.

NEC Education Master’s Program

Of the 38 students who graduated with a master’s in education from NEC in 2021, 26% were men and 74% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. NEC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from NEC, 76% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New England College with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New England College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	37
Teacher Education Subject Specific	15
Special Education	4
Teacher Education Grade Specific	4
Other Education	2

Related Majors

• Social Sciences

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NH, the home state for New England College.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Teacher Assistants	9,360	$30,770
Elementary School Teachers	5,620	$58,230
High School Teachers	5,130	$61,510
Middle School Teachers	3,120	$57,640
Preschool Teachers	2,950	$30,860

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By WikiReminder77 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.