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2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in the New England Region

24 Colleges
$46,380 Avg Salary
$25,688 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the New England Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

#1

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

Our 2023 rankings named University of New England the most popular online school in the New England Region for education students. UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#3

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Out of the 24 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

University of Maine

Orono, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Schools in the New England Region list. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

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#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent online programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#6

Granite State College

Concord, NH

With a ranking of #6, 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 school with a small student population.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Southern New Hampshire University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.

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#9

Landmark College

Putney, VT

With a ranking of #9, Landmark College did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students. Located in the rural area of Putney, Landmark College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

Norwich University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Schools in the New England Region list. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.

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Explore the most popular online 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 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 24 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 Horadrim.

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