2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 85 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 2,031 students in .
MIT does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 1% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Dartmouth College is a great place for students working on their master’s degree. Dartmouth College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Hanover, New Hampshire that handed out 704 master’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Dartmouth. During the 2022-2023 year, about 5% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the New England Region . Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 986 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in .
Online graduate courses are available at Brown, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 5% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Out of the 85 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 2,869 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Yale does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 2% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Harvard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5,850 master’s degrees in .
Online graduate courses are available at Harvard, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2022-2023 about 34% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Tufts University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,668 master’s degree awards in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Tufts. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 25% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Bentley University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 556 master’s degrees in .
Bentley is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Boston College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Boston College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,660 master’s degrees in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Boston College does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2022-2023 about 33% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Fairfield University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 520 master’s degrees in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Fairfield U does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 30% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #10, New England Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, and it awarded 61 master’s degrees in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since New England Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #11, Boston University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a large student population. In , this school awarded 6,984 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Boston U does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 28% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Northeastern University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a large student population. In , this school awarded 4,663 master’s degrees to qualified students.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Northeastern does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 26% took at least some of their classes online.
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 785 master’s degrees in .
Online graduate courses are available at WPI, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 60% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Quinnipiac University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Quinnipiac University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Hamden, Connecticut that handed out 910 master’s degrees in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Quinnipiac. In fact, around 37% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #15, Norwich University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. Norwich University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Northfield, Vermont that handed out 312 master’s degrees in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Norwich does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
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With a ranking of #16, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 2,473 master’s degrees in .
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 57% took at least some of their classes online.
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With a ranking of #17, Bryant University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. Bryant is a private not-for-profit institution located in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 219 master’s degrees in .
Bryant does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2022-2023 year, about 26% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Emerson College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 538 master’s degree awards in .
One thing to take note of is that Emerson does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2022-2023 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Providence College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 254 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Providence. In 2022-2023 about 33% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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With a ranking of #20, Brandeis University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Waltham, Massachusetts. It awarded 857 master’s degrees in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Brandeis. In 2022-2023 about 27% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Wentworth Institute of Technology ranked #21 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. WIT is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a small student population. In , this school awarded 139 master’s degrees to qualified students.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since WIT does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2022-2023 year, about 59% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Middlebury College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in Middlebury, Vermont, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 201 master’s degree awards in .
Middlebury is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Simmons University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Simmons University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 1,476 master’s degrees in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Simmons. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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University of Connecticut landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. University of Connecticut is a large public school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 1,786 master’s degrees in .
UCONN does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 36% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #25, Anna Maria College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. Anna Maria College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Paxton, Massachusetts that handed out 225 master’s degrees in .
Online graduate courses are available at Anna Maria, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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