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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the New England Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration is the 160th most popular major in the country with 4,709 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the New England region, there were 357 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 299 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in higher education/higher education administration. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their higher education/higher education administration program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree higher education/higher education administration students.

Top 17 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration in the New England Region

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Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Farmington landed the #1 spot on the list. Farmington, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.

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Merrimack College
North Andover, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Merrimack College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the New England Region. Merrimack College is a private not-for-profit institution located in North Andover, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 45 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Nazarene College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the New England Region list. Quincy, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Providence College
Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Providence College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the New England Region list. Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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Bay Path University
Longmeadow, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bay Path University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the New England Region list. Located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 degrees to qualified masters’s higher education/higher education administration students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Salem State University
Salem, Massachusetts

Salem State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the New England Region ranking. Salem State is a medium-sized school located in Salem, Massachusetts that handed out 23 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2020-2021.

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Boston College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the New England Region list. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified masters’s higher education/higher education administration students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Post University
Waterbury, Connecticut

Post University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.

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New England College
Henniker, New Hampshire

New England College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. NEC is a small school located in Henniker, New Hampshire that handed out 6 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2020-2021.

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Endicott College
Beverly, Massachusetts

Endicott College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. Beverly, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at Endicott

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With a ranking of #11, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

With a ranking of #12, University of Vermont did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the New England Region list. UVM is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 16 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Suffolk University
Boston, Massachusetts

Suffolk University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the New England Region ranking. Suffolk University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 10 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at Suffolk

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University of Maine
Orono, Maine

University of Maine landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the New England Region ranking. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 8 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at UMaine

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the New England Region ranking. URI is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at URI

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

With a ranking of #16, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the New England Region list. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at UCONN

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Lesley University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Lesley University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the New England Region list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at Lesley University

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