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2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

9 Ranked Colleges
329 Degrees Awarded
$27,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 2,638 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 329 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education 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 education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in the New England Region

#1

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lesley University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general education students in 2019-2020.

Lesley also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lesley University are $19,050.

Read more about General Education at Lesley University

#2

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island College landed the #2 spot on the list. Rhode Island College is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 1 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

RIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIC are $16,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Education at RIC

#2

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American International College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. AIC is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s general education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at AIC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at American International College are $12,717, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Education at American International College

#3

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Maine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 4 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMaine, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Maine General Education Report

#4

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

URI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at URI

#5

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general education degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree general education students list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at UMass Amherst

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 206 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree general education students list, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Education Doctor’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 Professional Advancement Network are $24,938.

Read full report on General Education at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

#7 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general education students in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell General Education Report

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Boston, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at University of Massachusetts - Boston

#9

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Harvard University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Harvard University is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 36 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Education Doctor’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 are $50,654.

Read more about General Education at Harvard University

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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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