2022 Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

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American U.S. Studies is the 309th most popular major in the country with 1,596 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 298 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 34 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in American U.S. studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent American U.S. studies 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 American U.S. studies 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 United States Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American U.S. Studies in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Yale is a fairly large school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 10 masters’s United States studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best American U.S. Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Yale American U.S. Studies Report

#2

University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$36,485 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #2 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s United States studies degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best American U.S. Studies Master’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 American U.S. Studies at University of Massachusetts - Boston

#3

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 10 masters’s United States studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown also took the #1 spot in our “Best American U.S. Studies 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 Brown University are $60,363.

Read full report on American U.S. Studies at Brown

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American U.S. Studies

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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