2023 Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You
General Education is the #39 most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Worcester State University the best value school in the New England Region for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Worcester State are $5,796 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Michael’s College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Saint Michael's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Colchester.
Saint Michael’s graduate students pay an average of $11,160 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is a great value for general education students working on their master’s degree. MCLA is a small public school located in the town of North Adams.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MCLA are $7,347 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a great value for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Saint Joseph’s Maine graduate students pay an average of $9,766 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Emmanuel College Massachusetts helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in the New England Region . Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Emmanuel Boston are $14,319 per year.
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Post University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Post University are $7,700 per year.
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Fairfield University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fairfield U are $19,498 a year.
Fairfield U also claimed a spot on our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Quinnipiac University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Quinnipiac are $20,340 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Quinnipiac is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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With a ranking of #9, Cambridge College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cambridge College are $16,409 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Saint Joseph did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USJ are $15,264 per year.
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Request InformationBest General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,285 |
| Connecticut | 368 |
| New Hampshire | 319 |
| Maine | 151 |
| Rhode Island | 64 |
| Vermont | 137 |
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Majors Related to Education
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 26 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).
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