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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

8 Ranked Colleges
640 Degrees Awarded
$30,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Business Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 55,749 general business/commerce students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country.

Across the New England region, there were 3,544 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 640 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general business/commerce. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general business/commerce programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 40 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.

MIT also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 12 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Harvard

#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Northeastern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 156 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Northeastern University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 58 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNH General Business/Commerce Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Western Connecticut State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Danbury, Connecticut. It awarded 30 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

WestConn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Connecticut State University are $26,477, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Western Connecticut State University General Business/Commerce Report

#6

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

Post University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Post University is a private for-profit institution located in Waterbury, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 149 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Post University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Post University are $7,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Post University

#7

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.

WPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WPI are $29,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at WPI

#8

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire

New England College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Henniker, New Hampshire, and it awarded 9 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

NEC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New England College are $15,764, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New England College General Business/Commerce Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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