2023 Best Education Schools in the New England Region
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The Best Education Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 68 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Education Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Education Colleges.
Top 10 Best Education Schools
Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Education Schools in the New England Region list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
The excellent programs at Providence College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the New England Region . Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.
The excellent programs at Fairfield University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Education Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Tufts University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
With a ranking of #8, Boston College did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.
Quinnipiac University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.
With a ranking of #10, Granite State College did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students. Located in the fringe town of Concord, GSC is a public college with a small student population.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Education Schools in the New England Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | University of New England | Biddeford, ME |
| 12 | Emmanuel College Massachusetts | Boston, MA |
| 13 | Brandeis University | Waltham, MA |
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education schools 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 |
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Education Related Rankings by Major
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| 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).
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