by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 327,871 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 16,974 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,380 and $25,688 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,854 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 100 colleges that offer a degree in education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine at Farmington. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region. UMaine Farmington is a public institution located in Farmington, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 112 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goddard College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region list. Goddard College is located in Plainfield, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 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%.
Out of the 100 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, Bridgewater State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and it awarded 361 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gordon College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region. Gordon College is a small school located in Wenham, Massachusetts that handed out 56 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Keene State College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region. Located in Keene, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 82 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Stonehill College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Easton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 65 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mitchell 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 #7. Mitchell College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New London, Connecticut. It awarded 11 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Westfield State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region ranking. Westfield is a medium-sized public school situated in Westfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 116 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Salve Regina University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region ranking. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Newport, Rhode Island. It awarded 64 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Plymouth State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, this small public school awarded 87 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Rhode Island College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region list. Rhode Island College is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 134 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Vermont University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region list. Johnson, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
Southern Connecticut State 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 #13. Southern Connecticut State University is a medium-sized school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 164 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Maine at Presque Isle landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region ranking. Presque Isle, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Charter Oak State College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region ranking. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Pine Manor College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region ranking. Pine Manor is a small school located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts that handed out 5 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
University of Maine landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region ranking. UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 157 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Roger Williams University 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. Roger Williams University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bristol, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Salem State University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region ranking. Salem State University is a medium-sized school located in Salem, Massachusetts that handed out 113 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Saint Michael’s College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region list. Saint Michael’s is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Colchester, Vermont. It awarded 26 bachelors’s education 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 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%.
Saint Anselm College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region list. Saint Anselm College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Manchester, New Hampshire. It awarded 29 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
With a ranking of #22, Thomas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region list. Thomas College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waterville, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Rivier University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Nashua, New Hampshire, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Central Connecticut State University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in New Britain, Connecticut, and it awarded 122 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies 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. Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies is a small school located in Springfield, Massachusetts that handed out 11 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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