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2023 Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

36 Colleges
$28,670 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,000 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 8,936 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 36 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Framingham State University the best value school in Massachusetts for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Framingham State is a small public school located in the small city of Framingham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Framingham State are $11,380 per year.

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#2

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Worcester State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Massachusetts. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Worcester State are $10,586 a year.

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Out of the 36 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Art and Design landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Massachusetts College of Art and Design are $14,200 a year.

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#4

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

Out of the 36 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Bridgewater State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Bridgewater State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bridgewater.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bridgewater State are $10,732 a year.

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#5

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Westfield State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Massachusetts. Westfield is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Westfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Westfield are $11,139 per year.

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#6

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Fitchburg State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fitchburg State are $10,655 per year.

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Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree education programs. MCLA is a small public school located in the fringe town of North Adams.

MCLA undergraduate students pay an average of $11,306 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree education programs. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Lowell are $15,698 a year.

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Salem State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salem State are $11,675 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of North Dartmouth.

UMass Dartmouth undergraduate students pay an average of $14,408 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 1,775
Maine 1,282
Rhode Island 926
Connecticut 2,995
Vermont 638

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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