2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best General Education 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 Most Popular General Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 49 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 Schools in the New England Region
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Top 10 Most Popular General Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the New England Region for general education students. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 49 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The excellent programs at Sacred Heart University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the New England Region . Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.
Out of the 49 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Michael’s College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Saint Michael's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Colchester.
Salem State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Post University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #9, Bay Path University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Longmeadow.
Antioch University - New England did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Antioch University - New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Keene.
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 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).
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