2025 Best Science Education Schools in the New England Region
8Colleges in the New England Region
86Physical Science Education Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in science education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #370 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Science Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 86 degrees in science education to qualified students.
Your choice of science education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Science Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Science Education Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Science Education in the New England Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the physical science education degree levels they offer.
Top New England Region Schools in Physical Science Education
Boston University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in science education. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 14 science education students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.
Rhode Island College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in science education. Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #487 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means RIC is a great college overall.More information about a degree in science education from Rhode Island College
Bridgewater State University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in science education. Bridgewater State is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of Bridgewater. A Best Colleges rank of #452 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Bridgewater State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 3 science education students who graduated with this degree at Bridgewater State in the most recent data year.
University of Vermont is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in science education. UVM is a large public university located in the city of Burlington. A Best Colleges rank of #406 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UVM is a great university overall.
There were about 1 science education students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent data year.
Gordon College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Wenham. This college ranks 41st out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 3 science education students who graduated with this degree at Gordon College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the remote area of Farmington, UMaine Farmington is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 9th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were roughly 5 science education students who graduated with this degree at UMaine Farmington in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Boston, Cambridge College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 60th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 11 science education students who graduated with this degree at Cambridge College in the most recent data year.
Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were approximately 5 science education students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).