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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the New England Region

8 Ranked Colleges
29 Degrees Awarded
$35,700 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in the New England Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 43,297 people earned their degree in teacher education subject specific, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, teacher education subject specific graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,245 and had an average of $24,696 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 2,316 teacher education subject specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,288 and $25,649 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 teacher education subject specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,293 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education subject specific. That schools that top this list have a program in teacher education subject specific in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree subject specific ed students.

Top 8 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the New England Region

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Springfield College
Springfield, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Springfield College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in the New England Region. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s subject specific ed students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in the New England Region. Boston U is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 21 doctorate’s subject specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.

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. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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Simmons University
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Simmons University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in the New England Region. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s subject specific ed degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 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%.

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University of Hartford
West Hartford, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in West Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s subject specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full University of Hartford Teacher Education Subject Specific Report

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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 2 doctorate’s subject specific ed degrees 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 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%.

Full UNH Teacher Education Subject Specific Report

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With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in the New England Region list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school situated in Lowell, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 doctorate’s subject specific ed 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%.

Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Teacher Education Subject Specific Report

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University of Maine
Orono, Maine

University of Maine came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school awarded 133 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s subject specific ed students in 2020-2021.

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%.

Full University of Maine Teacher Education Subject Specific Report

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #7, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in the New England Region list. UMass Dartmouth is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s subject specific ed degrees to qualified students.

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