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2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

10 Ranked Colleges
136 Degrees Awarded
$31,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value History Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Massachusetts, there were 1,285 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,927 and $25,132 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 136 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great history programs and 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 Master’s in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History in Massachusetts

#1

Westfield State University

Westfield, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westfield State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Westfield State University is a medium-sized school located in Westfield, Massachusetts that handed out 6 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Westfield did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Westfield State University are $6,696.

Read more about History at Westfield

#2

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Located in Salem, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2019-2020.

Salem State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Salem State University are $10,477, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about History at Salem State University

#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about History at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#4

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons University landed the #4 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s history degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

Simmons not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. 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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#5

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 7 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” 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.

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#6

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #6, Boston College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It awarded 6 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston College History Report

University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Boston, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMass Boston History Report

#8

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Clark University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s history students in 2019-2020.

Clark did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clark are $47,730, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Clark University History Report

#9

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Harvard University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #9. Harvard is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 35 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Harvard University History Report

#10

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Tufts University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Tufts University is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 4 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #2 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on History at Tufts University

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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