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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
329 Degrees Awarded
$28,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate 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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 2,638 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,821 and $27,222 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 Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree education students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 36 degrees to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2019-2020.

Harvard also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Harvard University General Education Report

#2

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rhode Island College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Rhode Island College is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 1 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

RIC 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 Rhode Island College are $16,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #3 spot on the list. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

URI also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Education at University of Rhode Island

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a fairly large public school situated in Lowell, Massachusetts. It awarded 14 doctorate’s education degrees 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 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 UMass Boston are $36,485.

Full UMass Boston General Education Report

#6

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#5 in overall quality

University of Maine did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.

UMaine also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352.

Read full report on General Education at University of Maine

#7

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’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 UMass Amherst are $32,341.

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#8

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

American International College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. AIC is a small school located in Springfield, Massachusetts that handed out 6 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree education students with aid list, AIC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at AIC are $12,717, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #9, Lesley University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Lesley is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lesley, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’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 Lesley University are $19,050.

Full Lesley General Education 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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