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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the New England Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

This year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” 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.

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. 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 Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the New England Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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 Getting Aid list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 12 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.

Full Harvard General Business/Commerce Report

#3

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Waterbury, Connecticut, and it awarded 149 masters’s general business degrees 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.

Full Post University General Business/Commerce Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Connecticut State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Western Connecticut State University is a medium-sized school located in Danbury, Connecticut that handed out 30 masters’s general business degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at WestConn are $26,477, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Western Connecticut State University General Business/Commerce Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school awarded 58 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students 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.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

#6

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

Northeastern University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558.

Full Northeastern General Business/Commerce Report

#7

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire

With a ranking of #7, 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 Getting Aid list. 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.

Full New England College General Business/Commerce Report

#8

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at WPI are $29,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full WPI General Business/Commerce Report

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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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