2024 Best Medieval Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
2Colleges in the New England Region
3Doctor's Degrees
Medieval Studiesdoctorate programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #233 out of the 306 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Medieval Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 3 doctor's degrees in medieval studies to qualified students.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on medieval studies students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other medieval studies students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How much debt medieval studies students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized medieval studies related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for medieval studies students working on their doctor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Medieval Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.
Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Medieval Studies in the New England Region
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in medieval studies.
Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Medieval Studies
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).