2023 Best Value Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
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. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Massachusetts to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for teaching 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.
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Top Value Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
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Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network the best value school in Massachusetts for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 123 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $23,510 per year.
One thing to take note of is that Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 66% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
Out of the 14 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s value ranking, Endicott College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Endicott is located in Beverly, Massachusetts and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Endicott are $12,746 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Endicott does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American International College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at AIC are $12,717 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at AIC. In 2019-2020 about 14% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lesley University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 15 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lesley are $19,050 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, Lesley is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Out of the 14 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 5 spot on the list. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Lowell are $26,990 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMass Lowell. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Amherst are $32,809 per year.
One thing to take note of is that UMass Amherst does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Boston College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 16 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 a year.
Boston College does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 66% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Boston College also made our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #3.
Simmons University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Simmons are $21,546 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, Simmons is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Harvard University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree teaching programs. Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 per year.
Harvard 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 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Harvard also took the #1 spot in our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts rankings.
With a ranking of #9, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the fairly large public school handed out 20 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Boston are $36,485 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able 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.
Cambridge College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Cambridge College graduate students pay an average of $16,409 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Cambridge College. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 33% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #12, Boston University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 28 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Boston U. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 23% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Boston U not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
Tufts University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Tufts graduate students pay an average of $55,216 in tuition and fees each year.
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 fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Tufts is ranked #5 for overall quality in Massachusetts.
Springfield College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Springfield College is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Springfield College graduate students pay an average of $33,535 in tuition and fees each year.
Springfield College 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 4% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.
References
- 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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