2023 Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Worcester State University the best value school in the New England Region for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Worcester State are $5,796 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Michael’s College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Saint Michael's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Colchester.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saint Michael’s are $11,160 per year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is a great value for general education students working on their master’s degree. MCLA is a small public school located in the fringe town of North Adams.
MCLA graduate students pay an average of $7,347 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $9,766 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Emmanuel College Massachusetts is a great value for general education students working on their master’s degree. Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Emmanuel Boston are $14,319 per year.
Post University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Post University are $7,700 a year.
Fairfield University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fairfield U are $19,498 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Fairfield U also did well on our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Quinnipiac University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Quinnipiac are $20,340 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Quinnipiac is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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With a ranking of #9, Cambridge College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cambridge College are $16,409 per year.
University of Saint Joseph did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USJ are $15,264 per year.
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education colleges 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 |
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Majors Related to Education
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| 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 26 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).
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