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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region” ranking.
General Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 2,326 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,783 and $22,414 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 401 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 40 colleges that offered a degree in general education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goddard College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region list. Goddard College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plainfield, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hampshire College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region list. Hampshire is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region. MCLA is a small school located in North Adams, Massachusetts that handed out 11 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colby College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region. Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Smith College landed the #5 spot on the list. Smith College is located in Northampton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bowdoin College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region list. Bowdoin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brunswick, Maine. It awarded 13 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Springfield College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region ranking. Springfield College is a small school located in Springfield, Massachusetts that handed out 19 bachelors’s education 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.
With a ranking of #8, Endicott College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education 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 24 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Stonehill College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region list. Stonehill is a private not-for-profit institution located in Easton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Wellesley College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region list. Wellesley is a small school located in Wellesley, Massachusetts that handed out 11 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Michael’s College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region list. Saint Michael’s is a private not-for-profit institution located in Colchester, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Bay Path University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education 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%.
Salem State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Salem, Massachusetts, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Brown University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
With a ranking of #15, Merrimack College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region list. Merrimack is a private not-for-profit institution located in North Andover, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Brandeis University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
With a ranking of #17, Elms College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region list. Chicopee, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Emmanuel College Massachusetts came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, Bennington College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region list. Bennington, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
New England College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Henniker, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
Franklin Pierce University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region ranking. Franklin Pierce is located in Rindge, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Regis College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region ranking. Regis College is located in Weston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Fitchburg State University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region ranking. Fitchburg State University is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
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 New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region ranking. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 16 students 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%.
University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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