2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Studies Education (Income $75-$110k) in Massachusetts

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 Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Social Studies Education is the 331st most popular major in the country with 1,830 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Massachusetts, there were 16 social studies education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 social studies education graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in social studies education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social studies education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social studies 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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The social studies teacher education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree social studies teacher education students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Studies Education (Income $75-$110k) in Massachusetts

#1

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #1 spot on the list. Boston University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s social studies teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Studies Education Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Studies Education at Boston U

#2

Merrimack College

North Andover, Massachusetts

$31,296 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Merrimack College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in North Andover, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s social studies teacher education students in 2019-2020.

Merrimack not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Social Studies Education Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Merrimack College are $31,296, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Studies Education at Merrimack

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Studies Education (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Studies Education (Income $75-$110k)

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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