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2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 $30-$48k” 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.

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 MIT are $56,719.

Full Massachusetts Institute of Technology General Business/Commerce Report

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s general business students 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northeastern is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 156 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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 $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 58 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. 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 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 $30-$48k list. Located in Danbury, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WestConn are $26,477.

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#6

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut

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 $30-$48k list. Post University is a fairly large school located in Waterbury, Connecticut that handed out 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 $30-$48k list. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 12 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WPI, the school also landed the #3 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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040.

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#8

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire

New England College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Henniker, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NEC, the school also landed 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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