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. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region ranking. This list is proof that you shouldn't avoid normally high-priced schools, since the actual price may be very affordable if you qualify for financial aid.
In This Year's Value Report:
We analyzed 92 schools across the New England Region to determine which have the best value Master's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.
To calculate the value of a school in our Best Master'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.
Find out more about our best value ranking methodology.
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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Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best value (income $30-$48k) school for master’s degrees in the New England Region in this year’s ranking. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the school is a fairly large private not-for-profit institution.
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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Out of the 92 master’s degree schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the school is a large private not-for-profit institution.
Harvard University has the honor of being ranked #2 in Massachusetts for overall quality on top of being a good value.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut.
Not only is Yale University a great value, but it is also ranked #1 in Connecticut for overall quality.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #4 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region list. Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a fairly large student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Brown University is ranked #1 for quality in the state of Rhode Island.
The quality degree programs at Dartmouth College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region. Located in Hanover, New Hampshire, the school is a medium-sized private not-for-profit institution.
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 Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region ranking. Tufts University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Medford, Massachusetts.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Tufts University is ranked #4 for quality in the state of Massachusetts.
With a ranking of #7, Boston University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region list. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts.
Not only is Boston University a great value, but it is also ranked #6 in Massachusetts for overall quality.
With a ranking of #8, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Massachusetts Amherst is ranked #10 for quality in the state of Massachusetts.
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Middlebury College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region list. Middlebury is located in Middlebury, Vermont and has a small student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is Middlebury College a great value, but it is also ranked #2 in Vermont for overall quality.
With a ranking of #10, Simmons University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region list. Simmons is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a medium-sized student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Simmons University has the honor of being ranked #7 in Massachusetts for overall quality on top of being a good value.
With a ranking of #11, Northeastern University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’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.
Not only is Northeastern University a great value, but it is also ranked #8 in Massachusetts for overall quality.
Massachusetts Maritime Academy landed the #12 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region ranking. Maritime is located in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts and has a small student population. It is a public school.
Massachusetts Maritime Academy has the honor of being ranked #33 in Massachusetts for overall quality on top of being a good value.
With a ranking of #13, University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region list. UMass Lowell is a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Not only is University of Massachusetts - Lowell a great value, but it is also ranked #16 in Massachusetts for overall quality.
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University of Connecticut landed the #14 spot on the 2024 Best Master’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 #2 for quality in the state of Connecticut.
Boston College did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Boston College is ranked #9 for quality in the state of Massachusetts.
University of Southern Maine landed the #16 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region ranking. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school located in Portland, Maine.
Not only is University of Southern Maine a great value, but it is also ranked #4 in Maine for overall quality.
With a ranking of #17, Rhode Island College did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region list. RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a medium-sized student population. It is a public school.
Rhode Island College has the honor of being ranked #7 in Rhode Island for overall quality on top of being a good value.
With a ranking of #18, Bennington College did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region list. Bennington is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bennington, Vermont.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Bennington College is ranked #1 for quality in the state of Vermont.
Brandeis University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region list. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Brandeis University is ranked #14 for quality in the state of Massachusetts.
Bridgewater State University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region list. Bridgewater, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
Not only is Bridgewater State University a great value, but it is also ranked #26 in Massachusetts for overall quality.
With a ranking of #21, Central Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’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 #5 in Connecticut for overall quality.
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Worcester State University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region list. Worcester State University is a medium-sized public school located in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Not only is Worcester State University a great value, but it is also ranked #31 in Massachusetts for overall quality.
Framingham State University landed the #23 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region ranking. Framingham State is a small public school situated in Framingham, Massachusetts.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Framingham State University is ranked #21 for quality in the state of Massachusetts.
Mount Holyoke College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region list. Located in South Hadley, Massachusetts, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
Mount Holyoke College has the honor of being ranked #29 in Massachusetts for overall quality on top of being a good value.
University of Vermont landed the #25 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region ranking. University of Vermont is a fairly large public school located in Burlington, Vermont.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Vermont is ranked #6 for quality in the state of Vermont.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.