2023 Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best General Education Doctor's Degree School for You
General Education is the #12 most popular major in the country with 21,189 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in General Education
Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for general education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Lesley University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the New England Region . Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the New England Region . Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boston.
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American International College ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.
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University of Rhode Island did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.
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Rhode Island College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree general education programs. RIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Providence.
University of Maine landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree general education programs. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the New England region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 1,032 |
Connecticut | 348 |
Rhode Island | 34 |
New Hampshire | 231 |
Maine | 69 |
Vermont | 96 |
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General Education Related Rankings by Major
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Educational Administration | 45,458 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific | 34,451 |
Special Education | 25,158 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 20,616 |
Curriculum & Instruction | 19,784 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 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).
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