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2023 Best Value Education Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

82 Colleges
$23,580 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,380 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 82 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Education Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Colleges.

Top 15% Best Education Schools

$12,120 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Middlesex Community College the best value school in the New England Region for education students. Middlesex Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bedford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middlesex Community College are $12,120 per year. After completing their degree, education graduates from Middlesex Community College carry an average student debtload of $6,429.

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#1

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA
$16,735 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Fitchburg State University to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Fitchburg State is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fitchburg State are $16,735 a year. Education majors at Fitchburg State take out an average of $26,197 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA
$16,666 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Worcester State University is a great value for education students. Worcester State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Worcester State are $16,666 per year. While working on their degree, education majors at Worcester State accumulate an average of around $25,422 in student debt.

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$10,728 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield Technical Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Schools in the New England Region list. STCC is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at STCC are $10,728 per year. After completing their degree, education graduates from STCC carry an average student debtload of $7,216.

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#5

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA
$10,152 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Bristol Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bristol are $10,152 a year. Education majors at Bristol take out an average of $7,844 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#6

Granite State College

Concord, NH
$9,015 Average Tuition & Fees

Granite State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Concord, GSC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GSC are $9,015 a year. While working on their degree, education majors at GSC accumulate an average of around $29,904 in student debt.

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#7

Gordon College

Wenham, MA
$26,250 Average Tuition & Fees

Gordon College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value education programs. Gordon College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wenham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Gordon College are $26,250 a year. While working on their degree, education majors at Gordon College accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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#8

Providence College

Providence, RI

Providence College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

Providence undergraduate students pay an average of $55,988 in tuition and fees each year. On average, education graduates from Providence take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Providence also is in the top 20% of our Best Education Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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$10,774 Average Tuition & Fees

Quinsigamond Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Quinsigamond Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,774 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, education graduates from Quinsigamond Community College carry an average student debtload of $19,120.

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NHTI-Concord’s Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools in the New England Region list. NHTI is a small public school located in the town of Concord.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NHTI are $15,450 a year. On average, education graduates from NHTI take out $14,513 in student loans while working on their degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NHTI also did well on our Best Education Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Bunker Hill Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, BHCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

BHCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,224 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BHCC also is in the top 15% of our Best Education Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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#12

Saint Michael's College

Colchester, VT
$48,690 Average Tuition & Fees

Saint Michael’s College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Colchester, Saint Michael's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Michael’s are $48,690 per year. After completing their degree, education graduates from Saint Michael's carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Education Schools in the New England Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Endicott College Beverly, MA
14 Fairfield University Fairfield, CT
15 Post University Waterbury, CT
16 American International College Springfield, MA

Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best education colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 1,775
Maine 1,282
Rhode Island 926
Massachusetts 8,936
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

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.

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