by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Doctor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region ranking is part of that endeavor. You may be surprised that some normally high-priced schools offer very generous financial aid packages to those who qualify.
In This Year's Value Report:
We analyzed 51 schools across the New England Region to determine which have the best value Doctor's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
To calculate the value of a school in our Best Doctor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region ranking, we first consider its average net price of students from families making $30-$48k a year. The net price is the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that that the student receives. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a good education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
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Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best value (income $30-$48k) school in the New England Region for students working on their doctor’s degree. MIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the honor of being ranked #1 in Massachusetts for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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A rank of #2 on our Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region list means Harvard University is a great place for students working on their degree. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Not only is Harvard University a great value, but it is also ranked #2 in Massachusetts for overall quality.
Out of the 51 doctor’s degree schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #3 spot on the list. Yale is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Yale University is ranked #1 for quality in the state of Connecticut.
A rank of #4 on our Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region list means Brown University is a great place for students working on their degree. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the school is a fairly large private not-for-profit institution.
Brown University has the honor of being ranked #1 in Rhode Island for overall quality on top of being a good value.
The quality degree programs at Dartmouth College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region. Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hanover, New Hampshire.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Dartmouth College is ranked #1 for quality in the state of New Hampshire.
Tufts University landed the #6 spot on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Medford, Massachusetts.
Tufts University has the honor of being ranked #5 in Massachusetts for overall quality on top of being a good value.
With a ranking of #7, Boston University did quite well on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the school is a large private not-for-profit institution.
Boston University has the honor of being ranked #6 in Massachusetts for overall quality on top of being a good value.
University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region ranking. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a large student population. It is a public school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Massachusetts Amherst is ranked #8 for quality in the state of Massachusetts.
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Brandeis University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region list. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Not only is Brandeis University a great value, but it is also ranked #7 in Massachusetts for overall quality.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well in the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school situated in Lowell, Massachusetts.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell has the honor of being ranked #16 in Massachusetts for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Simmons University landed the #11 spot on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region ranking. Simmons is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts.
Simmons University has the honor of being ranked #10 in Massachusetts for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Northeastern University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region list. Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a large student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is Northeastern University a great value, but it is also ranked #11 in Massachusetts for overall quality.
University of Vermont ranked #13 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region list. Located in Burlington, Vermont, the school is a fairly large public institution.
University of Vermont has the honor of being ranked #1 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Boston College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Not only is Boston College a great value, but it is also ranked #13 in Massachusetts for overall quality.
With a ranking of #15, University of Rhode Island did quite well on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region list. URI is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Rhode Island is ranked #2 for quality in the state of Rhode Island.
With a ranking of #16, Central Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region list. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
Not only is Central Connecticut State University a great value, but it is also ranked #7 in Connecticut for overall quality.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region list. UNH is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus has the honor of being ranked #2 in New Hampshire for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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Rhode Island College did quite well in the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #18. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
Rhode Island College has the honor of being ranked #4 in Rhode Island for overall quality on top of being a good value.
University of Connecticut came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region ranking. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and has a large student population. It is a public school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Connecticut is ranked #3 for quality in the state of Connecticut.
Suffolk University landed the #20 spot on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is Suffolk University a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in Massachusetts for overall quality.
Smith College did quite well in the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #21. Smith is located in Northampton, Massachusetts and has a small student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is Smith College a great value, but it is also ranked #12 in Massachusetts for overall quality.
University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #22 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the school is a fairly large public institution.
University of Massachusetts - Boston has the honor of being ranked #18 in Massachusetts for overall quality on top of being a good value.
University of Southern Maine landed the #23 spot on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region ranking. Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
Not only is University of Southern Maine a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in Maine for overall quality.
University of Maine came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region ranking. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine.
Clark University landed the #25 spot on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region ranking. Clark is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Not only is Clark University a great value, but it is also ranked #9 in Massachusetts for overall quality.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.