2027 Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the New England Region
Adult & Continuing Education degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for adult & continuing education students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Adult & Continuing Education in the New England Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the adult & continuing education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Adult & Continuing Education
University Of Southern Maine tops our 2027 ranking of the best adult & continuing education schools. University Of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Portland. About 40% of students finish within six years. University Of Southern Maine awarded about 12 adult & continuing education degrees in the most recent data year. Adult & Continuing Education graduates of University Of Southern Maine earn a median of $47,549 early in their careers. University Of Southern Maine graduates carry a median of $23,593 in student loans.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
