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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
316 Degrees Awarded
$29,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Massachusetts, there were 1,701 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,417 and $27,670 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 316 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts doctor’s degree education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in Massachusetts

#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 Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. Harvard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 26 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k. UMass Boston is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 4 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, American International College landed the #5 spot on the list. Springfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s education degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at AIC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at AIC are $12,717, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at American International College

#6

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #6, Lesley University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lesley University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 24 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Lesley also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lesley are $19,050, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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