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 Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 19,217 people earned their degree in curriculum & instruction, making the major the 55th most popular in the United States. In , curriculum & instruction graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $50,631 and had an average of $29,853 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 1,047 curriculum & instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,917 and $27,024 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 26 colleges that offer a degree in curriculum & instruction. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their curriculum & instruction program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fitchburg State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region list. Fitchburg State is a medium-sized school located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts that handed out 199 ’s curriculum degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, 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 Merrimack College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region. Merrimack is located in North Andover, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 76 ’s curriculum degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Merrimack College
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Joseph landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Saint Joseph is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Curry College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region. This small school is located in Milton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 19 ’s curriculum degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s curriculum degrees to 96 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Boston College
Lasell University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Lasell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
University of Connecticut landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region ranking. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 148 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Connecticut Curriculum & Instruction Report
Plymouth State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region list. Plymouth State is a small school located in Plymouth, New Hampshire that handed out 18 ’s curriculum degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Plymouth State University
Keene State College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region list. Keene State is a public institution located in Keene, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Keene State College
Boston University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 100 ’s curriculum degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Bay Path University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region list. Bay Path is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Lesley University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. Lesley is a small school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 0 ’s curriculum degrees in 2021-2022.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Lesley University
With a ranking of #13, University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large school located in Lowell, Massachusetts that handed out 57 ’s curriculum degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Sacred Heart University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region ranking. Sacred Heart University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 25 ’s curriculum degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of Southern Maine ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region list. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 ’s curriculum degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at University of Southern Maine
Northern Vermont University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Johnson, Vermont, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified ’s curriculum students in 2021-2022.
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 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 more about Curriculum & Instruction at Northern Vermont University
With a ranking of #17, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region list. SNHU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Manchester, New Hampshire. It awarded 167 ’s curriculum degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
University of Vermont did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #18. UVM is a fairly large public school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 21 ’s curriculum degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #19, Western New England University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 5 ’s curriculum degrees in 2021-2022.
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 Western New England University Curriculum & Instruction Report
With a ranking of #20, University of Maine did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region list. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s curriculum degrees to 27 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Cambridge College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s curriculum students in 2021-2022.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Cambridge College
Harvard University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s curriculum degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at Harvard University
Rivier University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in Nashua, New Hampshire, and it awarded 0 ’s curriculum degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #22, Franklin Pierce University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region list. Franklin Pierce University is a small school located in Rindge, New Hampshire that handed out 0 ’s curriculum degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Gordon College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #22. Gordon College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wenham, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Castleton University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the New England Region ranking. Castleton, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s curriculum degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at Castleton University
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