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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 43,003 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 1,884 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 580 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 47 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in elementary education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their elementary education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree elementary teaching students.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in the New England Region

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American International College
Springfield, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American International College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 47 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Full American International College Elementary Education Report

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University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Bridgeport. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region list. Located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 58 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Elementary Education at UBridgeport

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Lesley University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lesley University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region. Lesley is a small school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 43 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Lesley

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Merrimack College
North Andover, Massachusetts

Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Merrimack College landed the #4 spot on the list. Merrimack College is a medium-sized school located in North Andover, Massachusetts that handed out 45 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Merrimack College Elementary Education Report

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Antioch University - New England
Keene, New Hampshire

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Antioch University - New England. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region. Located in Keene, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 Antioch University - New England Elementary Education Report

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Cambridge College
Boston, Massachusetts

Cambridge College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region list. Cambridge College is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

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.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Cambridge College

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Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, Connecticut

Eastern Connecticut State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Willimantic, Connecticut, and it awarded 17 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Eastern Connecticut State University

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Quinnipiac University
Hamden, Connecticut

Quinnipiac University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Quinnipiac University is a medium-sized school located in Hamden, Connecticut that handed out 47 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Quinnipiac

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Salem State University
Salem, Massachusetts

Salem State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region ranking. Salem, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Salem State University

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Fairfield University
Fairfield, Connecticut

Fairfield University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region list. Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Elementary Education at Fairfield U

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Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #11, Bridgewater State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region list. Bridgewater, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Elementary Education at Bridgewater State

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Gordon College
Wenham, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #12, Gordon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region list. Located in Wenham, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Gordon College

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University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, Connecticut

University of Saint Joseph landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region ranking. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 10 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Saint Joseph Elementary Education Report

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Lasell University
Newton, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #14, Lasell University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region list. Lasell is a small school located in Newton, Massachusetts that handed out 7 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Lasell University

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Worcester State University
Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region ranking. Worcester State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 15 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Worcester State Elementary Education Report

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Endicott College
Beverly, Massachusetts

Endicott College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Beverly, Massachusetts, and it awarded 13 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Endicott College

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Franklin Pierce University
Rindge, New Hampshire

Franklin Pierce University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Rindge, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Franklin Pierce

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Rhode Island College
Providence, Rhode Island

Rhode Island College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region ranking. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Elementary Education at Rhode Island College

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region ranking. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 33 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UNH Elementary Education Report

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Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts

Smith College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region ranking. Northampton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Smith College

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Emmanuel College Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts

Emmanuel College Massachusetts ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Elementary Education at Emmanuel College Massachusetts

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Anna Maria College
Paxton, Massachusetts

Anna Maria College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Paxton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Anna Maria Elementary Education Report

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With a ranking of #23, Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 7 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Elementary Education at Johnson & Wales University - Providence

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Westfield State University
Westfield, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #24, Westfield State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region list. Westfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 6 students 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%.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Westfield

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Southern Connecticut State University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the New England Region list. SCSU is a public institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Elementary Education at SCSU

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