2024 Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

General Education is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #14 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for general education students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 178 doctor's degrees in general education to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great General Education School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of general education for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality education program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general education students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for general education to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general education students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Education Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Education in Massachusetts

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general education.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Doctorate in Education

1

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

30 Annual Graduates

$97,905 Median Starting Salary

Harvard University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general education. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.

Those general education students who get their doctor's degree from Harvard University make $9,290 more than the average education student.

More information about a doctorate in general education from Harvard University

2

Lesley University
Cambridge, MA

15 Annual Graduates

$91,807 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general education needs to take a look at Lesley University. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Those general education students who get their doctor's degree from Lesley University receive $3,192 more than the typical education student.

More information about a doctorate in general education from Lesley University

3

American International College
Springfield, MA

3 Annual Graduates

American International College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general education. AIC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Springfield.More information about a doctorate in general education from American International College

4

University of Massachusetts - Boston
Boston, MA

6 Annual Graduates

University of Massachusetts - Boston is a great option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in general education. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general education from University of Massachusetts - Boston

5

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network
Boston, MA

123 Annual Graduates

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.More information about a doctorate in general education from Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

Best General Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best General Education Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Rhode Island	78	10
Maine	46	4

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General Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, General Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Education	178

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Educational Administration	72
Teacher Education Subject Specific	26
Teacher Education Grade Specific	13
Curriculum & Instruction	10
Other Education	10
Educational Assessment	6
Multilingual Education	3
Student Counseling	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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