2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 1,103 people earned their degree in adult and continuing education, making the major the 416th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 34 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 22 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in adult and continuing education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent adult and continuing 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 adult and continuing education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$22,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine also made our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at University of Southern Maine

#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 1 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Connecticut Adult & Continuing Education Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $0-$30k)

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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