2023 Best Value History Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best History Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,281 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
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 Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Massachusetts to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for history 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in History
Our analysis found Boston College to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Massachusetts. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 per year.
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Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 per year.
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Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Harvard are $52,170 a year.
Harvard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Amherst are $16,251 a year.
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Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U 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 U are $59,418 a year.
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Brandeis University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Brandeis graduate students pay an average of $53,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Hampshire | 672 |
Maine | 148 |
Rhode Island | 234 |
Connecticut | 514 |
Vermont | 190 |
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Majors Related to History
History Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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History | 32,731 |
Most Popular Majors Related to History
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 6 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.