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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

11 Ranked Colleges
175 Degrees Awarded
$40,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies is the 30th most popular major in the country with 16,240 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 175 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. Yale University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 50 masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale also made our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to 48 students in 2019-2020.

Harvard also took the #2 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 26 degrees to qualified masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students in 2019-2020.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Trinity College

Hartford, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity College landed the #4 spot on the list. Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, Trinity Bantams has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender 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 Trinity Bantams are $17,830.

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#5

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #5 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender 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 Boston U are $57,666.

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#7

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#7 in overall quality

University of Connecticut came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 3 masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, UCONN has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. UMass Boston is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, UMass Boston has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender 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 University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485.

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#9

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Brandeis University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 8 masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, Brandeis has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender 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 Brandeis University are $52,060.

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#10

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut
#10 in overall quality

Southern Connecticut State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. SCSU is a medium-sized public school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 4 masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCSU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender 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 Southern Connecticut State University are $26,658.

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#11

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

Simmons University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students in 2019-2020.

Simmons also made our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons University are $21,698, 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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