2023 Best Trade Schools in the New England Region
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 84 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.
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Top Trade Schools in the New England Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named White Mountains Community College the best school in the New England Region for trade school students working on their degree. This very small public school is located in Berlin, New Hampshire, and it awarded 205 degrees in 2021-2022.
The excellent programs at Bay State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best trade schools in the New England Region . Bay State College is a very small private for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 137 degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bunker Hill Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Trade Schools in the New England Region list. This medium-sized public school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1,329 degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Granite State College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the New England Region list. GSC is a small public school situated in Concord, New Hampshire. It awarded 586 degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Charter Oak State College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Located in New Britain, Connecticut, the small public school awarded 612 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Boston University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 12,366 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #7, Tunxis Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Farmington, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 591 students in 2021-2022.
Mount Wachusett Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the New England Region list. MWCC is a small public school situated in Gardner, Massachusetts. It awarded 687 degrees in 2021-2022.
North Shore Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #9 on the list. North Shore Community College is a small public school situated in Danvers, Massachusetts. It awarded 887 degrees in 2021-2022.
Champlain College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in Burlington, Vermont, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 1,515 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Great Bay Community College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Great Bay Community College is a public institution located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 313 degrees in 2021-2022.
NHTI-Concord’s Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in Concord, New Hampshire, the small public school awarded 689 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Stonehill College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Easton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 693 degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #14, Fisher College did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 271 degrees in 2021-2022.
Gateway Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. Gateway Community College is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 763 degrees to qualified students.
Greenfield Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #16 on the list. Greenfield Community College is a public institution located in Greenfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 274 degrees in 2021-2022.
Roxbury Community College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Roxbury Community College is located in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 135 degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #18, Springfield Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. STCC is a small public school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 851 degrees in 2021-2022.
Wentworth Institute of Technology ranked #19 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 1,022 degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #20, Quinnipiac University did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Quinnipiac is located in Hamden, Connecticut and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3,108 degrees to qualified students.
River Valley Community College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Located in Claremont, New Hampshire, the very small public school handed out 203 degrees in 2021-2022.
New England Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 838 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
University of Maine at Presque Isle landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. University of Maine at Presque Isle is a small public school located in Presque Isle, Maine that handed out 272 degrees in 2021-2022.
Middlesex Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Bedford, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 898 students in 2021-2022.
Southern New Hampshire University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Located in Manchester, New Hampshire, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 29,238 degrees in 2021-2022.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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