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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$49,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 16,240 people earned their degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the major the 30th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,827 and had an average of $22,562 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 1,704 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,869 and $19,091 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 60 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #1 spot on the list. Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, Harvard has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’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 Harvard University are $50,654.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #2 spot on the list. Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, Yale has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #3 spot on the list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #5 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 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 #5 for the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’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 UMass Amherst are $32,341.

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#6

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Brandeis University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Brandeis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis are $52,060, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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