2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You
With 327,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
The Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the New England Region 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network the best value school in the New England Region for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $23,510 a year.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network also claimed a spot on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Endicott College is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Beverly, Endicott 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 Endicott are $12,746 a year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at American International College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Springfield, AIC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
AIC graduate students pay an average of $12,717 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Hartford helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UHart are $15,202 a year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Johnson & Wales University - Providence helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
JWU Providence graduate students pay an average of $14,706 in tuition and fees each year.
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Rivier University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree education programs. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Nashua.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rivier are $12,195 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Lesley University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lesley are $19,050 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, University of New England did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNE are $29,352 a year.
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Boston College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 per year.
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Simmons University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Simmons are $21,546 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 1,775 |
| Maine | 1,282 |
| Rhode Island | 926 |
| Massachusetts | 8,936 |
| Connecticut | 2,995 |
| Vermont | 638 |
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Education Related Majors for Education
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 |
Majors Similar to Education
| 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.