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2023 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

With 199,724 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 31 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 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 get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the New England Region for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the New England Region . Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Boston College is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 31 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#5

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Biddeford.

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #6, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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#7

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

Lesley University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont ranked #9 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Endicott College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the large suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best education colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 6,799
Rhode Island 441
Connecticut 2,205
New Hampshire 1,299
Maine 771
Vermont 337

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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