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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution in Massachusetts (With Aid)

2 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$39,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,213 people earned their degree in peace studies and conflict resolution, making the major the 223rd most popular in the United States. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in peace studies and conflict resolution. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality peace studies and conflict resolution 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 peace studies and conflict resolution program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree conflict resolution students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution in Massachusetts (With Aid)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and it awarded 19 masters’s conflict resolution degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell also made our “Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990.

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

#2

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 29 degrees to qualified masters’s conflict resolution students in 2019-2020.

Brandeis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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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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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