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2022 Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

11 Ranked Colleges
633 Degrees Awarded
$24,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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” 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in curriculum and instruction. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality curriculum and instruction programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction in Massachusetts

#1

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fitchburg State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. Fitchburg, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s curriculum degrees to 165 students in 2019-2020.

Fitchburg State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fitchburg State University are $6,012, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at Fitchburg State University

#2

Lasell University

Newton, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Lasell University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lasell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lasell also took the #8 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 Lasell University are $10,960.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 64 masters’s curriculum degrees to qualified students.

UMass Lowell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Bay Path University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s curriculum students in 2019-2020.

Bay Path also took the #6 spot in our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bay Path University are $19,235, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at Bay Path

#5

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lesley University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s curriculum students in 2019-2020.

Lesley also made our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lesley University are $19,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Cambridge College

Boston, Massachusetts

Cambridge College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #6. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s curriculum degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Cambridge College also made our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cambridge College are $17,062, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Boston College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Boston College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 130 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston College also made our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Curry College

Milton, Massachusetts

Curry College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Curry are $15,114, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Western New England University

Springfield, Massachusetts

Western New England University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #9. Western New England University is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s curriculum degrees to qualified students.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western New England University are $25,812.

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#10

Merrimack College

North Andover, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Merrimack College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking. Merrimack is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in North Andover, Massachusetts. It awarded 52 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Merrimack, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Merrimack are $31,296, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Merrimack College Curriculum & Instruction Report

#11

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking. Boston U is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 148 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston University 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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