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2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

History is the 22nd 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.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#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 Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. Yale University 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 also took the #1 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s history degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. 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

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #3 spot on the list. Brown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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 University are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Boston College is a fairly large school located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts that handed out 4 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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.

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#5

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 #5 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s history students in 2019-2020.

UMaine also took the #9 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about History at UMaine

#6

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Northeastern University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Northeastern University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s history degrees to qualified students.

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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northeastern University History Report

#7

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst 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. 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 UMass Amherst

#8

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s history degrees 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCONN History Report

#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 Making $75-$110k list. Clark is a small school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 3 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Clark also took 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.

Read full report on History at Clark

#10

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Boston University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.

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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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