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2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
139 Degrees Awarded
$27,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration is the 181st most popular major in the country with 4,359 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in higher education/higher education administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent higher education/higher education administration programs, but they also cost less that 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 Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration in Massachusetts (With Aid)

#1

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salem State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid. Salem State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Salem, Massachusetts. It awarded 17 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Salem State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Salem State University are $10,477, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Salem State Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Report

#2

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bay Path University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid. Bay Path is located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to qualified students.

Bay Path did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 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 Bay Path University are $19,235.

Full Bay Path University Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Report

#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and it awarded 36 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. 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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#4

Merrimack College

North Andover, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Merrimack College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Merrimack College is located in North Andover, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree higher education/higher education administration students with aid list, Merrimack has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Merrimack are $31,296, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Merrimack Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Report

#5

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s higher education/higher education administration students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree higher education/higher education administration students with aid list, Suffolk has also earned the #5 rank 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Suffolk University Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 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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