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2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

10 Ranked Colleges
77 Degrees Awarded
$42,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

History is the 30th most popular major in the country with 32,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 3,003 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,847 and $24,730 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 77 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent history programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the history program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree history students with aid.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. Yale is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on History at Yale University

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Harvard University is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 14 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard also took the #2 spot in our “Best History 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.

Full Harvard History Report

#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 History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s history students in 2019-2020.

Brown also took the #3 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. 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

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 5 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also took the #9 spot in our “Best History 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 University of Maine are $28,352.

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#5

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s history degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about History at University of Connecticut

#6

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s history students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best History Doctor’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 UMass Amherst are $32,341.

Read more about History at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#7

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Boston College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s history degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Boston College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston College History Report

#8

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Boston University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 6 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #5 spot in our “Best History 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.

Read more about History at Boston University

#9

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Clark University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Clark University is a small school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 3 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clark, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clark are $47,730, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Northeastern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Northeastern is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 4 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best History Doctor’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 Northeastern University are $25,558.

Read more about 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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