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2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
36 Degrees Awarded
$41,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

History is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 32,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across Massachusetts, there were 1,285 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,927 and $25,132 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent history 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 history 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 History Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History in Massachusetts (With Aid)

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s history degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Harvard also took the #1 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Boston College is a fairly large school located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts that handed out 4 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clark University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s history degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Clark did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clark are $47,730, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Northeastern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s history degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also took the #4 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558.

Read more about History at Northeastern

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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