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2022 Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

8 Ranked Colleges
32 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region

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 History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

History Education is the 498th most popular major in the country with 771 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 63 history education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 32 history education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in history education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent history 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 history education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History Education in the New England Region

#1

Westfield State University

Westfield, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westfield State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Located in Westfield, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s history teacher education students in 2019-2020.

Westfield also made our “Best History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Westfield State University is $19,167 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree History Teacher Education students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on History Education at Westfield State University

#2

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Salem State University is a public institution located in Salem, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Salem State also took the #7 spot in our “Best History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $18,399 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree History Teacher Education students per year to attend Salem State University.

Read full report on History Education at Salem State

#3

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. RIC is a public institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

RIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Rhode Island College is $10,922 for new england region bachelor’s degree history teacher education students.

Read full report on History Education at RIC

#4

Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roger Williams University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Bristol, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s history teacher education degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

RWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $36,456 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree History Teacher Education students per year to attend RWU.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about History Education at Roger Williams University

#5

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #5 spot on the list. UCONN is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 9 bachelors’s history teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree history teacher education students list, UCONN has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Connecticut is $22,012 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree History Teacher Education students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about History Education at University of Connecticut

#6

Western New England University

Springfield, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Western New England University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Western New England is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 bachelors’s history teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Western New England did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Western New England is $30,079 for new england region bachelor’s degree history teacher education students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about History Education at Western New England

#8 in overall quality

Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Saint Joseph’s Maine is located in Standish, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s history teacher education degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree history teacher education students list, Saint Joseph’s Maine has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is $26,929 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree History Teacher Education students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Saint Joseph’s College of Maine History Education Report

#8

Providence College

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

Providence College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. Providence College is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s history teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Providence also made our “Best History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Providence is $38,296 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree History Teacher Education students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Providence History Education Report

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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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