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.
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2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Worcester State University to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Worcester State are $5,796 per 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 suburb of Colchester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Saint Michael’s are $11,160 a year.
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Out of the 30 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts landed the # 3 spot on the list. MCLA is a fairly small public school located in the fringe town of North Adams.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MCLA are $7,347 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in the New England Region . Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Saint Joseph’s Maine graduate students pay an average of $9,766 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Emmanuel College Massachusetts is a great value for general education students working on their master’s degree. 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 came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Post University are $7,700 per year.
With a ranking of #7, Fairfield University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Fairfield U is a medium-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 excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Quinnipiac University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Quinnipiac graduate students pay an average of $20,340 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Quinnipiac also is in the top 20% of our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Cambridge College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Cambridge College graduate students pay an average of $16,409 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Saint Joseph did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USJ are $15,264 a year.
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education colleges 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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