by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Educational Administration is the 27th most popular major in the country with 46,469 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, educational administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $61,457 and had an average of $32,661 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 1,843 educational administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,090 and $45,995 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 55 colleges that offered a degree in educational administration. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in educational administration.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region. SNHU is a large school located in Manchester, New Hampshire that handed out 149 ’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Southern New Hampshire University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 86 ’s education admin degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region list. Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 ’s education admin degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 93%.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Boston College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Providence College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region. Providence College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 63 ’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Providence College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and it awarded 51 ’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Educational Administration at UMass Lowell
With a ranking of #6, Merrimack College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region list. Merrimack is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in North Andover, Massachusetts. It awarded 46 ’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Endicott College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region list. Endicott College is located in Beverly, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 ’s education admin degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
With a ranking of #8, Fitchburg State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and it awarded 57 ’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Vermont ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region list. UVM is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 31 ’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region ranking. UNH is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 41 ’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Cambridge College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region list. Cambridge College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
New England College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Henniker, New Hampshire, and it awarded 37 ’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Educational Administration at New England College
Plymouth State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. Plymouth State is a public institution located in Plymouth, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 61 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Plymouth State University
American International College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 96 ’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Connecticut State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in New Britain, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school handed out 125 degrees to qualified ’s education admin students in 2020-2021.
University of Connecticut ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school awarded 57 degrees to qualified ’s education admin students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
With a ranking of #17, University of Maine at Farmington did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region list. University of Maine at Farmington is a small public school situated in Farmington, Maine. It awarded 29 ’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 42 ’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Brown University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region list. Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 ’s education admin degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Brown University
Salem State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Salem, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 42 degrees to qualified ’s education admin students in 2020-2021.
Framingham State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region ranking. Framingham State University is a small school located in Framingham, Massachusetts that handed out 22 ’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Educational Administration at Framingham State University
With a ranking of #22, Bay Path University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region list. Bay Path University is a small school located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts that handed out 42 ’s education admin degrees 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%.
Read more about Educational Administration at Bay Path University
University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified ’s education admin students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Educational Administration at UMass Boston
Post University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region ranking. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s education admin degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Worcester State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Admin Major in the New England Region ranking. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s education admin degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Full Worcester State University Educational Administration Report
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