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

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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lesley University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree education students list, Lesley has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lesley University are $19,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lesley University General Education Report

#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. 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 list, RIC has also earned the #7 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 RIC are $16,884.

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#2

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American International College landed the #2 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.

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 AIC are $12,717, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full American International College General Education Report

#3

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Orono, Maine 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.

UMaine also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. 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

#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 Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. University of Rhode Island is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.

URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 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 URI are $29,082.

Full University of Rhode Island General Education Report

#5

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s education students 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMass Amherst General Education Report

#8 in overall quality

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 206 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 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 Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $24,938.

Full Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network General Education Report

#7 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Massachusetts - 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990.

Full UMass Lowell General Education Report

#9 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree education students list, UMass Boston has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Education at University of Massachusetts - Boston

#9

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Harvard University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on 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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