2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in Massachusetts to see which master'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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Worcester State University the best value school in Massachusetts for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Worcester State graduate students pay an average of $5,796 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fitchburg State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 per year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Gordon College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large suburb of Wenham, Gordon College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Gordon College are $6,400 a year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Westfield State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Massachusetts. Westfield is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Westfield.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Westfield are $6,696 a year.
Out of the 40 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Framingham State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Framingham State is a small public school located in the small city of Framingham.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Framingham State are $12,090 per year.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. MCLA is a fairly small public school located in the fringe town of North Adams.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MCLA are $7,347 per year.
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Endicott College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Endicott are $12,746 per year.
Salem State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Salem State graduate students pay an average of $8,857 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Emmanuel College Massachusetts landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Emmanuel Boston are $14,319 a year.
American International College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at AIC are $12,717 a year.
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 |
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Majors Related to 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 |
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 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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