2023 Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You
Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Massachusetts. With 6,799 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.
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The Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Massachusetts to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 123 students majoring in education at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network, 37% are male and 63% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
Of the 33 students majoring in education at Harvard, 39% are male and 61% are female.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
Women make up 73% of the education majors at the school.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Women make up 39% of the education majors at the school.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts - Lowell helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Massachusetts. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.
About 63% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 37% are male.
With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Boston.
About 65% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 35% are male.
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Boston College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 56% of the education majors at the school.
Lesley University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
Of the 15 students majoring in education at Lesley, 47% are male and 53% are female.
American International College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree education programs. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
About 50% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 50% are male.
Cambridge College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree education programs. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
About 60% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 40% are male.
Best Education Colleges in the New England Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Rhode Island | 441 |
Connecticut | 2,205 |
New Hampshire | 1,299 |
Maine | 771 |
Vermont | 337 |
Majors Related to Education
Education Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 18 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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