2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Women’s Studies in the New England Region (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Women’s Studies is the 254th most popular major in the country with 2,802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 318 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in women’s studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent women’s 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 women’s studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree women’s studies students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Women’s Studies in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$26,658 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Southern Connecticut State University is a medium-sized public school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 4 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SCSU also made our “Best Women’s Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Connecticut State University are $26,658, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Women’s Studies at SCSU

#2

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts

$52,060 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the #2 spot on the list. Brandeis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waltham, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Brandeis also made our “Best Women’s Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis University are $52,060, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Women’s Studies at Brandeis University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Women’s Studies (With Aid)

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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