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2024 Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the New England Region

2 Colleges in the New England Region
36 Adult and Continuing Ed Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in adult & continuing education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #432 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for adult & continuing education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 36 degrees in adult & continuing education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Adult & Continuing Education Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Adult and Continuing Ed
Doctor's Degrees in Adult and Continuing Ed

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Adult & Continuing Education in the New England Region

The schools below may not offer all types of adult and continuing ed degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New England Region Schools in Adult and Continuing Ed

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
20.0% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Connecticut if you wish to pursue a degree in adult & continuing education. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Storrs.More information about a degree in adult & continuing education from University of Connecticut

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Southern Maine is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in adult & continuing education. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Portland.More information about a degree in adult & continuing education from University of Southern Maine

Best Adult & Continuing Education Colleges by State

Explore the best adult & continuing education colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 538 5
Maine 396 20

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One of 13 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Adult & Continuing Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 1,884
Early Childhood Education 1,834
Secondary Education 589
Teacher Development & Methodology 360
Teacher Education 284
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 181
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 53
Online Educator/Online Teaching 7
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 5
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 3

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