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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History in the New England Region

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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 32,905 people earned their degree in history, making the major the 30th most popular in the United States. 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” ranking, we looked at 9 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.

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 history program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region.

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

#1

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also took the #6 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 Northeastern are $25,558.

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#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Boston College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree history students list, Boston College has also earned the #4 rank 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 Boston College are $31,930.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

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 #4 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s history students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #7 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #4 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 1 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree history students list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #9 rank 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 UMass Amherst are $32,341.

Read full report on History at UMass Amherst

#5

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Yale University is a fairly large school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 22 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Yale, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Clark University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree history students list, Clark has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clark University are $47,730, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Harvard University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 doctorate’s history degrees to qualified students.

Harvard also took the #2 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Boston University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s history degrees to qualified students.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

Brown University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s history degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, 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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