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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$31,161 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,973 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Doctor's Degree School for You

General Education is the #12 most popular major in the country with 21,189 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in General Education

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network the best value school in the New England Region for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network graduate students pay an average of $23,510 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

Read full report on General Education at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American International College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at AIC are $12,717 per year.

Read full report on General Education at American International College

#3

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lesley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Lesley graduate students pay an average of $19,050 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great value for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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

Harvard also took the #2 spot in our Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.

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#5

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rhode Island College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. RIC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Providence.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at RIC are $17,834 a year.

Read full report on General Education at Rhode Island College

With a ranking of #6, University of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at URI are $29,774 a year.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general education programs. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the large city of Boston.

UMass Boston graduate students pay an average of $36,485 in tuition and fees each year.

Full General Education at University of Massachusetts - Boston Report

#8

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMaine are $29,490 a year.

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#9

Boston University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #9, Boston University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 per year.

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

Read full report on General Education at Boston University

Best General Education Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,032
Connecticut 348
Rhode Island 34
New Hampshire 231
Maine 69
Vermont 96

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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 KOKUYO.

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