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2023 Best Value History Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$43,460 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,296 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, history was ranked #23 in the country. In fact 32,731 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value History Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for history 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 History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value History Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best History Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Our analysis found Boston College to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

Boston College graduate students pay an average of $32,722 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Yale are $45,700 per year.

Yale also made our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #5.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Northeastern graduate students pay an average of $26,095 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 a year.

Harvard not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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#5

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

Brown graduate students pay an average of $62,083 in tuition and fees each year.

Brown did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

UNH graduate students pay an average of $29,992 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Boston U graduate students pay an average of $59,418 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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#8

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree history programs. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis 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 Brandeis are $53,618 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Amherst are $32,809 per year.

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University of Connecticut did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

UCONN graduate students pay an average of $42,237 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best History Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 672
Maine 148
Rhode Island 234
Massachusetts 1,281
Connecticut 514
Vermont 190

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 32,731

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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 Abraham Ortelius.

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