2025 Best General Education Schools in Massachusetts
8
Colleges in Massachusetts
1,455
General Education Degrees Awarded
Ranked #31 in popularity,
general education is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for general education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,455 degrees in general education annually.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great General Education School
Your choice of general education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
General Education Rankings by Degree Level
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 General Education Schools in Massachusetts list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for General Education in Massachusetts
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the general education degree levels they offer.
Top Massachusetts Schools in General Education
Any student who is interested in general education needs to look into Boston College. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 2 general education students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general education from Boston College
It is difficult to beat Worcester State University if you want to pursue a degree in general education. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 35th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 18 general education students who graduated with this degree at Worcester State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general education from Worcester State University
Masters
Degree Type
MEd in Curriculum & Instruction
Program Name
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In MA
40
General Education Degrees Awarded
Every student pursuing a degree in general education needs to look into Springfield College. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Springfield College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #395 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Springfield College is a great college overall.
There were about 40 general education students who graduated with this degree at Springfield College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general education from Springfield College
Stonehill College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general education. Stonehill is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Easton. A Best Colleges rank of #544 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Stonehill is a great college overall.
There were about 17 general education students who graduated with this degree at Stonehill in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general education from Stonehill College
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
11th
Most Popular In MA
Smith is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Northampton. A Best Colleges rank of #397 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Smith is a great college overall.
There were approximately 18 general education students who graduated with this degree at Smith in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general education from Smith College
