2023 Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also there are many trade schools and bpptcamp that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in Massachusetts to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Massachusetts.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Harvard. 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.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Boston U. During the 2019-2020 year, about 23% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Boston College is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Boston College. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 66% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Tufts, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Brandeis University is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Brandeis. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #6, Worcester State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Worcester State 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, 62% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Endicott College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Endicott. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Emmanuel College Massachusetts ranked #8 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
Since the graduate programs at Emmanuel Boston are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
With a ranking of #9, Framingham State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Framingham State 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 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Fitchburg State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Fitchburg State, 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 89% took at least some of their classes online.
Simmons University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
Since the graduate programs at Simmons are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network ranked #12 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Gordon College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Gordon College. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Western New England University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Western New England. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 53% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Assumption University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Assumption. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
American International College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
AIC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 14% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UMass Boston. In fact, around 100% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #18, University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UMass Lowell. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Lesley University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Lesley. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
Online graduate courses are available at UMass Dartmouth, 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, 90% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Mount Holyoke College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
Since the graduate programs at Mt. Holyoke are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
With a ranking of #22, Springfield College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Springfield College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 4% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UMass Amherst. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #24, Salem State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Salem State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Cambridge College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Cambridge College does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 33% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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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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