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2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

85 Schools Ranked

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp 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 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

Top Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region of the U.S.

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
$58,967 Average Tuition & Fees

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 .

If you are interested in distance education, MIT is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

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#2

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire
$59,283 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dartmouth College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

Online graduate courses are available at Dartmouth, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 57% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
$62,083 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 85 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 3 spot on the list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Brown does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 59% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#4

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Yale. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
$52,170 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 85 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 5 spot on the list.

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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
$55,216 Average Tuition & Fees

Tufts University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Tufts. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#7

Bentley University

Waltham, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #7, Bentley University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Bentley. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#8

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
$32,722 Average Tuition & Fees

Boston College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.

Online graduate courses are available at Boston College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 66% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#9

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut
$19,498 Average Tuition & Fees

Fairfield University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Fairfield U. During the 2019-2020 year, about 78% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#10

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
$15,015 Average Tuition & Fees

New England Institute of Technology landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.

New England Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#11

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
$59,418 Average Tuition & Fees

Boston 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 #11 on the list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Boston U does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 23% took at least some of their classes online.

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#12

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
$26,095 Average Tuition & Fees

Northeastern University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.

One thing to take note of is that Northeastern does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 29% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#13

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
$29,040 Average Tuition & Fees

Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at WPI. In fact, around 37% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#14

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut
$20,340 Average Tuition & Fees

Quinnipiac University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Quinnipiac. In 2019-2020 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#15

Norwich University

Northfield, Vermont
$21,914 Average Tuition & Fees

Norwich University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.

Norwich 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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$23,510 Average Tuition & Fees

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list.

One thing to take note of is that Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#17

Bryant University

Smithfield, Rhode Island
$47,720 Average Tuition & Fees

Bryant 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 #17 on the list.

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. In fact, around 33% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#18

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts
$31,910 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #18, Emerson College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Emerson. In fact, around 94% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#19

Providence College

Providence, Rhode Island

Providence College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Providence. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#20

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
$53,618 Average Tuition & Fees

Brandeis University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Brandeis. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#21

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, Massachusetts

Wentworth Institute of Technology ranked #21 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

Since the graduate programs at WIT are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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#22

Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont

With a ranking of #22, Middlebury College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.

Since the graduate programs at Middlebury are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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#23

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts
$21,546 Average Tuition & Fees

Simmons University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.

If you are interested in distance education, Simmons is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

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#24

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
$20,325 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #24, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UCONN does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 74% took at least some of their classes online.

Full University of Connecticut Report

#25

Anna Maria College

Paxton, Massachusetts

Anna Maria College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.

Anna Maria does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 45% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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Notes and References

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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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