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Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Business Degree Central has created the <nil> to help you in your search for the best school for you. 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.

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Top Business Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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 business students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Massachusetts.

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

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
$52,170 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for business students working on their doctor’s degree.

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. In fact, around 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

Boston College

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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Boston College is a great place for business students working on their doctor’s degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Boston College does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

Bentley University

Waltham, Massachusetts

Out of the 14 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Bentley University landed the # 4 spot on the list.

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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#5

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
$29,040 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 14 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the # 5 spot on the list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since WPI does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 37% took at least some of their classes online.

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#6

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
$59,418 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Boston University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Boston U. 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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#7

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
$26,095 Average Tuition & Fees

Northeastern University ranked #7 on this year’s list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Northeastern. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 29% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Northeastern University Report

#8

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
$16,251 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.

UMass Amherst 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 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#9

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
$53,618 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Brandeis University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree.

Online graduate courses are available at Brandeis, 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, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#10

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts
$47,730 Average Tuition & Fees

Clark University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Clark does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#11

University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell, Massachusetts
$15,210 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #11 on this year’s list.

UMass Lowell does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#12

University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston, Massachusetts
$18,938 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the ranking.

UMass Boston does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 100% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#13

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts
$39,813 Average Tuition & Fees

Suffolk University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the ranking.

One thing to take note of is that Suffolk does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 6% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Suffolk University Report

#14

Cambridge College

Boston, Massachusetts

Cambridge College ranked #14 on this year’s list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Cambridge College. 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 14 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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