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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Studies Education in the New England Region

7 Ranked Colleges
49 Degrees Awarded
$24,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region

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Social Studies Education is the 331st most popular major in the country with 1,830 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 76 social studies education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 49 social studies education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social studies education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social studies education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social studies education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Studies Education in the New England Region

#1

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social studies teacher education degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SNHU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SNHU is $41,095 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Studies Teacher Education students.

Full SNHU Social Studies Education Report

#2

Granite State College

Concord, New Hampshire
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Granite State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Concord, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social studies teacher education degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

GSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $12,507 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Studies Teacher Education students per year to attend Granite State College.

Read more about Social Studies Education at Granite State College

#3

Keene State College

Keene, New Hampshire
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Keene State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Keene State is a public institution located in Keene, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Keene State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $19,394 for new england region bachelor’s degree social studies teacher education students per year to attend Keene State College.

Full Keene State College Social Studies Education Report

#4

Plymouth State University

Plymouth, New Hampshire
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Plymouth State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. Plymouth State is located in Plymouth, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s social studies teacher education degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree social studies teacher education students list, Plymouth State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Plymouth State is $19,316 for new england region bachelor’s degree social studies teacher education students.

Full Plymouth State University Social Studies Education Report

#5

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New England College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. New England College is a small school located in Henniker, New Hampshire that handed out 2 bachelors’s social studies teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

NEC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend New England College is $29,082 for new england region bachelor’s degree social studies teacher education students.

Full New England College Social Studies Education Report

#6

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#2 in overall quality

University of Vermont did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this fairly large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social studies teacher education students in 2019-2020.

UVM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UVM is $18,982 for new england region bachelor’s degree social studies teacher education students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Vermont Social Studies Education Report

#7

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Boston University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social studies teacher education degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $30,259 for new england region bachelor’s degree social studies teacher education students per year to attend Boston U.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The 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. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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