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2022 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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$40,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Ethnic Studies is the 102nd most popular major in the country with 9,419 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, ethnic studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,585 and had an average of $22,144 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 643 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,480 and $21,469 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 56 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ethnic studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent ethnic studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the ethnic studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Ethnic Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ethnic studies degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Yale, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Yale Ethnic Studies Report

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Harvard University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Ethnic Studies at Harvard

#3

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #3 spot on the list. Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.

Brown also made our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Brown University Ethnic Studies Report

#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #4 spot on the list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ethnic studies degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree ethnic studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at UMass Amherst

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s ethnic studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree ethnic studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, UMass Boston has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Ethnic Studies at University of Massachusetts - Boston

#6

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Brandeis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s ethnic studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brandeis, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’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 Brandeis University are $52,060.

Read more about Ethnic Studies at Brandeis

#7

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut

With a ranking of #7, Southern Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 4 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree ethnic studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, SCSU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Connecticut State University are $26,658, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at SCSU

#8

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts

Simmons University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ethnic studies degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Simmons, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons University are $21,698, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Ethnic Studies at Simmons

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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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