2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 4,359 people earned their degree in higher education/higher education administration, making the major the 181st most popular in the United States.

Across Massachusetts, there were 196 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 139 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in higher education/higher education administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality higher education/higher education administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the higher education/higher education administration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration (Income $30-$48k) in Massachusetts

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$31,930 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It awarded 36 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston College also made our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$10,477 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. Salem State University is a public institution located in Salem, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Salem State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Salem State University are $10,477.

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#3

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, Massachusetts

#4 in overall quality

$19,235 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bay Path University landed the #3 spot on the list. Bay Path University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bay Path also made our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bay Path University are $19,235, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Merrimack College

North Andover, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$31,296 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Merrimack College landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in North Andover, Massachusetts, and it awarded 47 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Merrimack also made our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Merrimack College are $31,296, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts

#5 in overall quality

$40,238 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Suffolk, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Suffolk University are $40,238, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration (Income $30-$48k)

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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