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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

9 Ranked Colleges
329 Degrees Awarded
$28,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Education is the 28th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 2,638 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 329 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree general education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at Harvard University

#2

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

RIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIC are $16,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Education at Rhode Island College

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general education students in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Education at UMass Lowell

#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 26 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Education Doctor’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 University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341.

Read full report on General Education at UMass Amherst

#5

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Rhode Island is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Education Doctor’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 University of Rhode Island are $29,082.

Read more about General Education at URI

#6

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Maine did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMaine General Education Report

#9 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UMass Boston is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 4 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Massachusetts - Boston General Education Report

#8

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

American International College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 6 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

AIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at AIC are $12,717, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full American International College General Education Report

#9

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Lesley University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 24 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree general education students whose families make $0-$30k list, Lesley has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lesley University are $19,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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