2023 Most Popular 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
Check out the education doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .
Top 10 Most Popular General Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 63% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 37% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
Women make up 60% of the education majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lesley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
About 53% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 47% are male.
Out of the 14 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the # 4 spot on the list. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.
Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts - Boston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the New England Region . UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Boston.
About 17% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 83% are male.
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University of Maine ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.
American International College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree general education programs. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.
Women make up 67% of the education majors at the school.
Rhode Island College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. RIC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Providence.
Of the 2 students majoring in education at RIC, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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Boston University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
With a ranking of #10, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education colleges 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 |
General Education Related Majors
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 14 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 KOKUYO.
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