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2022 Best Vallue Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

8 Ranked Colleges
56 Degrees Awarded
$40,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Ethnic Studies is the 102nd most popular major in the country with 9,419 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, ethnic studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,585 and had an average of $22,144 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 643 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,480 and $21,469 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 56 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in ethnic studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent ethnic studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the ethnic studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree ethnic studies students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Ethnic Studies (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified masters’s ethnic studies students in 2019-2020.

Yale also made our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Massachusetts - Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.

UMass Boston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMass Amherst Ethnic Studies Report

#4

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k. This medium-sized school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 4 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SCSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCSU are $26,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southern Connecticut State University Ethnic Studies Report

#5

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons University landed the #5 spot on the list. Simmons is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Simmons, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Ethnic 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 Simmons are $21,698.

Full Simmons Ethnic Studies Report

#6

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

Brown University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ethnic studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Ethnic Studies 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 Harvard University are $50,654.

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#8

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Brandeis University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ethnic studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Brandeis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis University are $52,060, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Brandeis Ethnic Studies 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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