by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 110,226 teacher education grade specific students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, teacher education grade specific graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,970 and had an average of $24,228 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 5,236 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,654 and $25,154 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,708 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 61 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education grade specific. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in teacher education grade specific.
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The grade specific ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree grade specific ed students.
Out of the 61 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American International College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 156 diplomas to qualified masters’s grade specific ed students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 61 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Bridgeport landed the #2 spot on the list. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It awarded 110 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lesley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region list. Lesley University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 98 masters’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Nazarene College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region. Located in Quincy, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s grade specific ed students 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.
Out of the 61 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Connecticut State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Eastern Connecticut State University is a public institution located in Willimantic, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 66 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cambridge College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region ranking. Cambridge College is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 masters’s grade specific ed 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.
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University of New England came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region ranking. Biddeford, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s grade specific ed degrees to 67 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 University of New England Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
Merrimack College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region ranking. Merrimack is a medium-sized school located in North Andover, Massachusetts that handed out 66 masters’s grade specific ed 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 Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
Gordon College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region ranking. Gordon College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wenham, Massachusetts. It awarded 23 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The undergraduate 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.
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University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 138 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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Worcester State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. Worcester State is a public institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 53 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Worcester State University Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
With a ranking of #12, University of Saint Joseph did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region list. University of Saint Joseph is a small school located in West Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 29 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 Southern Maine came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 57 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #14, Endicott College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region list. Located in Beverly, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 39 degrees to qualified masters’s grade specific ed students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Antioch University - New England came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region ranking. Antioch University - New England is located in Keene, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 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 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #16, Salem State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region list. Salem State University is located in Salem, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 masters’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #17, University of Maine at Farmington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region list. Located in Farmington, Maine, this small public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s grade specific ed students in 2020-2021.
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Fairfield University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region list. Fairfield U is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 35 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Fairfield University Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school situated in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. It awarded 45 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed 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 83 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Quinnipiac University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #21. Quinnipiac University is a medium-sized school located in Hamden, Connecticut that handed out 47 masters’s grade specific ed 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%.
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University of Hartford landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Hartford is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full University of Hartford Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
Bridgewater State University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and it awarded 38 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bridgewater State University Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
With a ranking of #24, Framingham State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region list. Framingham State University is a small school located in Framingham, Massachusetts that handed out 17 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Framingham State University Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
Emmanuel College Massachusetts came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the New England Region ranking. Emmanuel College Massachusetts is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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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