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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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 55,749 people earned their degree in general business/commerce, making the major the 13th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general business/commerce graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,821 and had an average of $25,596 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 3,544 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,096 and $23,139 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.

For this year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general business/commerce. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general business/commerce programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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

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. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 40 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT also took the #1 spot 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719.

Full Massachusetts Institute of Technology General Business/Commerce Report

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 12 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #4 spot 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 156 diplomas to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

UNH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Connecticut State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. WestConn is a medium-sized school located in Danbury, Connecticut that handed out 30 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

WestConn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 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 Western Connecticut State University are $26,477.

Full Western Connecticut State University General Business/Commerce Report

#6

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut

With a ranking of #6, Post University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Waterbury, Connecticut, and it awarded 149 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Post University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Post University are $7,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

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 a medium-sized school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 12 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

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. Average graduate tuition and fees at WPI are $29,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WPI General Business/Commerce Report

#8

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire

With a ranking of #8, New England College did quite well on the 2022 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 NEC 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%.

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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