2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution is the 223rd most popular major in the country with 1,213 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, peace studies and conflict resolution graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,440 and had an average of $44,382 in loans still to pay off.

Across Massachusetts, there were 76 peace studies and conflict resolution graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $41,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 48 peace studies and conflict resolution graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in peace studies and conflict resolution. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great peace studies and conflict resolution programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the peace studies and conflict resolution program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree conflict resolution students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

#1

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$52,060 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 29 degrees to qualified masters’s conflict resolution students in 2019-2020.

Brandeis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. 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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#2

University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$26,990 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified masters’s conflict resolution students in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution (Income $0-$30k)

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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