2025 Best Individualized Studies Schools in the New England Region

If you pursue a degree in individualized studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #38 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Individualized Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,005 degrees in individualized studies annually.

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Choosing a Great Individualized Studies School

Your choice of individualized studies 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 individualized studies 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.

Pick Your Individualized Studies Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Individualized Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Individualized Studies in the New England Region

The schools below may not offer all types of individualized studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New England Region Schools in Individualized Studies

1

Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In NH

593 Individualized Studies Degrees Awarded

Southern New Hampshire University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in individualized studies. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester. A Best Colleges rank of #170 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SNHU is a great university overall.

There were about 593 individualized studies students who graduated with this degree at SNHU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in individualized studies from Southern New Hampshire University

2

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In MA

82 Individualized Studies Degrees Awarded

University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in individualized studies. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the city of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.

There were roughly 82 individualized studies students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in individualized studies from University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Southern New Hampshire University

Associates Degree Type

AA in Liberal Arts Program Name

Strengthen your communication and critical-thinking skills with this online associate in liberal arts degree from Southern New Hampshire University.

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Related Programs

• BA in General Studies

3

Lesley University
Cambridge, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In MA

75 Individualized Studies Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Lesley University if you want to pursue a degree in individualized studies. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cambridge. This university ranks 30th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 75 individualized studies students who graduated with this degree at Lesley in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in individualized studies from Lesley University

4

North Shore Community College
Danvers, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In MA

107 Individualized Studies Degrees Awarded

North Shore Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in individualized studies. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 32nd out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 107 individualized studies students who graduated with this degree at North Shore Community College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in individualized studies from North Shore Community College

5

Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
Merrimack, NH

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In NH

18.8% Growth in Graduates

Thomas More College of Liberal Arts is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized suburb of Merrimack.

There were about 16 individualized studies students who graduated with this degree at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in individualized studies from Thomas More College of Liberal Arts

6

Landmark College
Putney, VT

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In VT

53 Individualized Studies Degrees Awarded

Landmark College is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Putney.

There were approximately 53 individualized studies students who graduated with this degree at Landmark College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in individualized studies from Landmark College

Best Individualized Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best individualized studies colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	854	322
Connecticut	538	1
Rhode Island	436	3
Maine	396	0
New Hampshire	395	614
Vermont	352	50

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Individualized Studies Related Rankings by Major

Individualized Studies is one of 3 different types of Liberal Arts General Studies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Individualized Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Studies	4,799
Liberal Arts	4,003
Humanities	105

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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.