2023 Best Value Other Education Schools in Massachusetts
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Other Education School for You
With 438 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, other education is the #75 most popular major in Massachusetts.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value Other Education 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 10 schools in Massachusetts to see which programs offered the best value experiences for other 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.
Top 10 Best Other Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Bristol Community College the best value school in Massachusetts for other education students. Bristol is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bristol are $5,208 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Framingham State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Other Education Schools in Massachusetts list. Framingham State is a small public school located in the small city of Framingham.
Framingham State undergraduate students pay an average of $11,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Endicott College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best other education schools in Massachusetts. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Endicott are $36,614 per year.
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The excellent programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best other education schools in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Amherst are $16,439 a year.
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The excellent programs at University of Massachusetts - Boston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best other education schools in Massachusetts. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Boston are $14,677 a year.
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Lesley University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Education Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lesley are $29,550 per year.
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Mount Holyoke College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Other Education Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of South Hadley, Mt. Holyoke is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mt. Holyoke are $56,518 per year. The average amount in student loans that other education majors at Mt. Holyoke take out is $22,750.
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Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for other education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Boston U are $59,816 a year. While working on their degree, other education majors at Boston U accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston U also is in the top 20% of our Best Other Education Schools in Massachusetts ranking.
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Boston College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Other Education Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Boston College are $61,706 a year.
Boston College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Other Education Schools in Massachusetts list.
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Clark University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for other education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.
Clark undergraduate students pay an average of $50,302 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Connecticut | 53 |
New Hampshire | 31 |
Maine | 0 |
Rhode Island | 34 |
Vermont | 16 |
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Majors Related to Other Education
One of 14 majors within the area of study, other education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
Educational Administration | 46,469 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
Special Education | 36,792 |
General Education | 29,810 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 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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