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2025 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

4 Colleges in Massachusetts
273 Bachelor's Degrees
$34,890 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in general education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #75 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for general education students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 273 bachelor's degrees in general education during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Education School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts Your choice of general education for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general education students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Education in Massachusetts

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general education students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Bachelor's in Education

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
2 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Boston College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general education. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chestnut Hill.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Boston College

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Stonehill College
Easton, MA
17 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Stonehill College if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general education. Located in the large suburb of Easton, Stonehill is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Stonehill College

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Smith College
Northampton, MA

Smith College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general education. Located in the city of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the education program earn around $33,737 for their early career.

More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Smith College

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Elms College
Chicopee, MA
9 Annual Graduates

Elms College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general education. Located in the large suburb of Chicopee, Elms College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Elms College

Best General Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best General Education Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 183 0
New Hampshire 157 48
Rhode Island 157 30
Maine 156 40
Vermont 155 41

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One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, General Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 273

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 946
Teacher Education Subject Specific 304
Special Education 83
Other Education 25
Education Philosophy 8
Curriculum & Instruction 7
Multilingual Education 3

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