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2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Business/Commerce is the 13th most popular major in the country with 55,749 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general business/commerce graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,821 and had an average of $25,596 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 3,544 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,096 and $23,139 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.

For this year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general business/commerce. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general business/commerce programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school. 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 $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree general business students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 40 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719.

Full Massachusetts Institute of Technology General Business/Commerce Report

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#4 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Harvard General Business/Commerce Report

#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

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 $48-$75k list. Northeastern is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 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 University are $25,558.

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#4

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Post University. 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 $48-$75k. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 149 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree general business students whose families make $48-$75k list, Post University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Post University are $7,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the #5 spot on the list. WestConn is a medium-sized public school situated in Danbury, Connecticut. It awarded 30 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree general business students whose families make $48-$75k list, WestConn has also earned the #7 rank 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 WestConn are $26,477.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. 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 also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

#7

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester Polytechnic Institute came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. WPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WPI, the school also landed the #3 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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040.

Full WPI General Business/Commerce Report

#8

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire

New England College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. New England College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Henniker, New Hampshire. It awarded 9 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

NEC also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NEC are $15,764, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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