New England

:This article is about the region in the United States of America. For other uses, see New England (disambiguation).

Education

Higher education

New England contains some of the oldest and most renowned institutions of higher learning, including Harvard University, Yale University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brown University, Dartmouth College, Amherst College, Williams College, Wesleyan University, Bowdoin College, Bates College, Connecticut College, Middlebury College, Wellesley College, Smith College, Tufts University, Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, and Trinity College (Connecticut). The number and renown of secondary and postsecondary schools in the region is unequaled by any other. The first college in America, Harvard, was founded at Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1636. A number of the graduates settle in the region after school, providing the area with a well-educated population and one of its most valuable resources.

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Harvard University - Yale University - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Brown University - Dartmouth College - Amherst College - Williams College - Wesleyan University - Bowdoin College - Bates College - Connecticut College - Middlebury College - Wellesley College - Smith College - Tufts University - Boston College - Boston University - Brandeis University - Trinity College (Connecticut) - Cambridge, Massachusetts - 1636

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Public and private education

In terms of public education, many New England states spend higher than the national average on their students and schools. Massachusetts and Connecticut, for instance, have some of the best and highest-rated public schools in the United States. The population of Massachusetts, on average, is consistently ranked as one of the most educated states in the country.

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New England is also home to many of the United States' most prominent independent schools (also known as private schools), such as Roxbury Latin and Phillips Academy in Massachusetts, St. Paul's School and Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, and Hotchkiss School in Connecticut. The concept of the elite "New England prep school" is an iconic part of the region's image, especially when viewed from the rest of the United States.

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Independent schools - Private schools - Roxbury Latin - Phillips Academy - St. Paul's School - Phillips Exeter Academy - Hotchkiss School

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Culturally, education is considered to be very important, especially in the more-populated, more-urban states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.

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