by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 327,871 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Massachusetts, there were 9,178 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,581 and $24,083 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,764 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,029 and $25,475 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts” ranking analyzed 49 colleges that offered a degree in education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in education.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts bachelor’s degree education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bridgewater State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts list. Bridgewater State University is a medium-sized school located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts that handed out 361 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gordon College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts list. This small school is located in Wenham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s education degrees 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%. 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stonehill College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts. This small school is located in Easton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 65 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Westfield State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts. Westfield State University is a medium-sized school located in Westfield, Massachusetts that handed out 116 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, 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 Pine Manor College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts list. Pine Manor College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It awarded 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.
Salem State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts ranking. Salem, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 113 students in 2020-2021.
Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts ranking. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students 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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Eastern Nazarene College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts list. ENC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Quincy, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s 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.
Emmanuel College Massachusetts ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts list. Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 24 bachelors’s education degrees 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 #10, Wheaton College Massachusetts did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts list. Located in Norton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Worcester State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 66 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education 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%.
Lesley University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 53 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
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%. 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.
Elms College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #13. Elms College is a small school located in Chicopee, Massachusetts that handed out 20 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Endicott College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts ranking. Beverly, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Merrimack College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts list. North Andover, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 63 students 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%.
Hampshire College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts ranking. 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.
Springfield College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts list. Springfield College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #18. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 20 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Fitchburg State University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts list. Fitchburg, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 71 students 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%.
With a ranking of #20, Assumption University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 25 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%.
Framingham State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts ranking. This small school is located in Framingham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #22, Cambridge College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts list. Cambridge College is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
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.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts ranking. North Adams, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 11 students 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Lasell University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts list. Lasell University is a small school located in Newton, Massachusetts that handed out 16 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Bay Path University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts list. This small school is located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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