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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
329 Degrees Awarded
$28,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” 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 35th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 2,638 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,821 and $27,222 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in general education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general education 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 education 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 Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 36 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard also made our “Best General Education Doctor’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 Harvard University are $50,654.

Full Harvard University General Education Report

#2

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island College landed the #2 spot on the list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree education students whose families make $0-$30k list, RIC has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIC are $16,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

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 Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990.

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#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 26 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #3 spot 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.

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#5

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2019-2020.

URI also took the #4 spot 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 University of Rhode Island are $29,082.

Read full report on General Education at University of Rhode Island

#6

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Maine did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 4 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree education students whose families make $0-$30k list, UMaine has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMaine General Education Report

#9 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 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 University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485.

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#8

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

American International College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. AIC is a small school located in Springfield, Massachusetts that handed out 6 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

AIC also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at American International College are $12,717, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full AIC General Education Report

#9

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Lesley University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 24 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Lesley also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lesley are $19,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at Lesley

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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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