2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in the New England Region (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 365,980 liberal arts students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country.

Across the New England region, there were 4,699 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 59 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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 liberal arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The liberal studies 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 Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Wesleyan University

Middletown, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$59,106 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wesleyan University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Middletown, Connecticut, and it awarded 20 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Wesleyan U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wesleyan University are $59,106, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at Wesleyan University

#2

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, Connecticut

$21,304 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Albertus Magnus College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 6 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Albertus Magnus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Albertus Magnus College are $21,304, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Liberal Arts at Albertus Magnus College

#3

Goddard College

Plainfield, Vermont

#2 in overall quality

$20,028 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Goddard College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Plainfield, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.

Goddard College also made our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Goddard College are $20,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Liberal Arts at Goddard College

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (With Aid)

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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