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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

8 Ranked Colleges
640 Degrees Awarded
$30,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Business Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 55,749 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general business/commerce is the 9th most popular major in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 3,544 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 640 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general business/commerce. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general business/commerce programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. MIT is a fairly large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 40 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 12 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree general business students whose families make $0-$30k list, Harvard has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’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 are $50,654.

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#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northeastern University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 156 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 58 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Connecticut State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WestConn, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WestConn are $26,477, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Western Connecticut State University General Business/Commerce Report

#6

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

Post University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Waterbury, Connecticut, this fairly large private for-profit school handed out 149 diplomas to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.

Post University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Post University are $7,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. WPI is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.

WPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

#8

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire

New England College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Henniker, New Hampshire, and it awarded 9 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

NEC also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New England College are $15,764, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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