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2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
34 Degrees Awarded
$41,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting 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 General History Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 31,630 people earned their degree in general history, making the major the 24th most popular in the United States.

Across Massachusetts, there were 1,152 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 34 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general history 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 general history 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 General History Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General History in Massachusetts (With Aid)

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid. Harvard University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 13 doctorate’s general history degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard also made our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Harvard General History Report

#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #2 spot on the list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general history degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General History at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general history students in 2019-2020.

Boston College also made our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930.

Full Boston College General History Report

#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 6 doctorate’s general history degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General History at Boston University

#5

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clark University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general history degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Clark not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clark University are $47,730, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General History at Clark

#6

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Northeastern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general history students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also took the #4 spot in our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General History at Northeastern University

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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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