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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History Education in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$16,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Master'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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 771 people earned their degree in history education, making the major the 498th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 63 history education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 history education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 6 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 Master’s in the New England Region

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History Education in the New England Region

#1

Gordon College

Wenham, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gordon College landed the #1 spot on the list. Wenham, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s history teacher education degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gordon College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best History Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gordon College are $6,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Gordon College History Education Report

#2

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bridgewater State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Bridgewater, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history teacher education degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Bridgewater State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best History Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bridgewater State University are $11,397, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Bridgewater State University History Education Report

#3

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Salem State is a medium-sized public school situated in Salem, Massachusetts. It awarded 12 masters’s history teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Salem State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best History Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Salem State are $10,477, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lesley University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Lesley University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s history teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Lesley also took the #1 spot in our “Best History Education Master’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 Lesley are $19,050.

Full Lesley University History Education Report

#5

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Simmons University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 masters’s history teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Simmons also made our “Best History Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons University are $21,698.

Full Simmons History Education Report

#6

Merrimack College

North Andover, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Merrimack College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in North Andover, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 masters’s history teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Merrimack did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best History Education Master’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 Merrimack are $31,296.

Read full report on History Education at Merrimack

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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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