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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$49,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 16,240 people earned their degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the major the 30th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,827 and had an average of $22,562 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 1,704 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,869 and $19,091 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 60 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies 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 Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 25 degrees to qualified doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students in 2019-2020.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies 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 Harvard University are $50,654.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #2 spot on the list. Yale University is a fairly large school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 17 doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Brown University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 9 doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown also took the #3 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies 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 Brown are $60,363.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies 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 Boston U are $57,666.

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#5

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #5 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 1 doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Brandeis University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brandeis, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis University are $52,060, 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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