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Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

2023 Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$30,967 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,973 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,285 degrees and certificates were awarded to general education students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #30 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Massachusetts to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in General Education

Our analysis found Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network graduate students pay an average of $23,510 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network also took the #4 spot in our Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American International College is a great value for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

AIC graduate students pay an average of $12,717 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lesley University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Lesley graduate students pay an average of $19,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Boston are $18,938 per year.

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#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in Massachusetts. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 per year.

Harvard also made our Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #2.

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#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general education programs. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Boston U graduate students pay an average of $59,418 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value General Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 368
New Hampshire 319
Maine 151
Rhode Island 64
Vermont 137

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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