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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree 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 Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s education degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

Harvard also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rhode Island College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. RIC is a medium-sized public school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 1 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIC, the school also landed the #7 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 RIC are $16,884.

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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 $48-$75k. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school situated in Lowell, Massachusetts. It awarded 14 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Education at UMass Lowell

#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 $48-$75k. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 26 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #3 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 Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#5

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UMaine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree education students whose families make $48-$75k 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Education at University of Maine

#6

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

University of Rhode Island landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. 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 made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. 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

#9 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Education at UMass Boston

#8

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

American International College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. AIC is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.

AIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at AIC 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 came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Lesley is a small school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 24 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Lesley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lesley University 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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