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2022 Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k

10 Ranked Colleges
633 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Curriculum & Instruction is the 57th most popular major in the country with 18,195 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, curriculum and instruction graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,708 and had an average of $36,052 in loans still to pay off.

Across Massachusetts, there were 675 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,275 and $20,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 633 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in curriculum and instruction. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent curriculum and instruction programs, but they also 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 curriculum and instruction program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction (Income $48-$75k) in Massachusetts

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and it awarded 130 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930.

Full Boston College Curriculum & Instruction Report

#2

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s curriculum degrees to 148 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.

Full Boston U Curriculum & Instruction Report

#3

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fitchburg State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 165 degrees to qualified masters’s curriculum students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fitchburg State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fitchburg State are $6,012, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k list. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s curriculum degrees to 64 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell also took the #7 spot in our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990.

Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Curriculum & Instruction Report

#5

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bay Path University landed the #5 spot on the list. Bay Path is located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s curriculum degrees to qualified students.

Bay Path did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bay Path University are $19,235, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Bay Path University Curriculum & Instruction Report

#6

Lasell University

Newton, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

Lasell University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Lasell is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Newton, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lasell, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lasell University are $10,960, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Western New England University

Springfield, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #7, Western New England University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2019-2020.

Western New England not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western New England University are $25,812, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Curry College

Milton, Massachusetts

Curry College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This small school is located in Milton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 27 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2019-2020.

Curry also took the #11 spot in our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Curry College are $15,114.

Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at Curry

#9

Merrimack College

North Andover, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Merrimack College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Merrimack College is located in North Andover, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 52 masters’s curriculum degrees to qualified students.

Merrimack also made our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Merrimack College are $31,296.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Merrimack

#10

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Lesley University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #10. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s curriculum degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Lesley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lesley University are $19,050, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Lesley Curriculum & Instruction 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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