2025 Best Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Humanities is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #171 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 53 bachelor's degrees in humanities during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to humanities students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other humanities students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized humanities related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The humanities 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 the Best Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Humanities in the New England Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in humanities.

Top New England Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Humanities

1

Yale University
New Haven, CT

17 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Yale University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in humanities. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in humanities from Yale University

2

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

19 Annual Graduates

Harvard University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in humanities. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Cambridge.More information about a bachelor’s in humanities from Harvard University

Best Humanities Colleges by State

Explore the best humanities schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	581	38
Connecticut	341	28
Rhode Island	307	1
Vermont	289	0
Maine	281	2
New Hampshire	276	5

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Humanities Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Liberal Arts General Studies area of study, Humanities has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Studies	1,778
Liberal Arts	1,083
Individualized Studies	190

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.