2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Doctor'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 Doctor'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 14 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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.
Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network graduate students pay an average of $23,510 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is ranked #4 for overall quality for education in Massachusetts.
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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. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Endicott are $12,746 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American International College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at AIC are $12,717 a year.
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Out of the 14 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Lesley University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lesley are $19,050 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Lowell are $15,210 a year.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree education programs. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Amherst are $16,251 a year.
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Boston College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Boston College are $32,722 a 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Simmons are $21,546 per year.
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University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree education programs. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the city of Boston.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Boston are $18,938 per year.
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Harvard University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree education programs. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Harvard are $52,170 a year.
Harvard not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Hampshire | 1,775 |
Maine | 1,282 |
Rhode Island | 926 |
Connecticut | 2,995 |
Vermont | 638 |
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Majors Related to Education
Education Majors to Study
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 |
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
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 14 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.