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Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
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. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Business Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
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Our rankings named Gordon College the best value school in Massachusetts for business students working on their master’s degree. Located in Wenham, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Gordon College graduate students pay an average of $6,400 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Gordon College. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fitchburg State University. It ranked #2 on our list. This medium-sized public school is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and it awarded 439 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 per year.
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. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Westfield State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s list. Westfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Westfield graduate students pay an average of $6,696 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Westfield. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester State University. It ranked #4 on our list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the medium-sized public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Worcester State are $5,796 per year.
Worcester State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern Nazarene College is a great place for business students working on their master’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Quincy, Massachusetts is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ENC are $10,815 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at ENC. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 34% took at least some of their classes online.
Endicott College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the ranking. Located in Beverly, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 106 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Endicott are $12,746 per year.
You may have the opportunity 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.
University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the ranking. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 662 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Amherst are $32,809 per year.
Some students 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.
UMass Amherst excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our list.
Bridgewater State University ranked #8 on this year’s list. Bridgewater State is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Bridgewater State graduate students pay an average of $11,397 in tuition and fees each year.
Bridgewater 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 fact, around 26% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Massachusetts Maritime Academy did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, the small public school handed out 9 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Maritime are $19,984 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, Maritime is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Maritime also is in the top 20% of our ranking.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts landed the #10 spot in the rankings for the best value master’s degree business programs. This very small public school is located in North Adams, Massachusetts, and it awarded 8 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MCLA are $7,347 a year.
MCLA does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 58% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Salem State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in Salem, Massachusetts, the medium-sized public school handed out 21 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Salem State graduate students pay an average of $10,477 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Salem State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #12 on this year’s list. This fairly large public school is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and it awarded 346 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Lowell are $26,990 per year.
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.
Anna Maria College ranked #13 on this year’s list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Paxton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 12 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Anna Maria graduate students pay an average of $10,530 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Anna Maria does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 45% took at least some of their classes online.
Northeastern University landed the #14 spot in the rankings for the best value master’s degree business programs. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 313 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Northeastern. During the 2019-2020 year, about 29% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northeastern also is in the top 20% of our ranking.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 747 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
MIT graduate students pay an average of $58,967 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, MIT is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MIT is ranked #1 for overall quality in Massachusetts.
With a ranking of #16, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their master’s degree. WPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 87 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WPI are $29,040 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at WPI. In fact, around 37% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
WPI did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our list.
Boston College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the ranking. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 420 master’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.
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.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Boston College is ranked #2 for overall quality in Massachusetts.
Assumption University ranked #18 on this year’s list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 78 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Assumption are $13,856 per year.
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.
Emmanuel College Massachusetts did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 18 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Emmanuel Boston are $14,319 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, Emmanuel Boston is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Framingham State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the ranking. Framingham State is a public institution located in Framingham, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Framingham State are $17,460 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Framingham State. 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.
Lasell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Newton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 63 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lasell are $11,268 per year.
Lasell is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #22 spot in the rankings for the best value master’s degree business programs. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 825 students in 2020-2021.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network graduate students pay an average of $23,510 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Read full report on Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network
University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #23 spot in the rankings for the best value master’s degree business programs. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 175 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Boston graduate students pay an average of $36,485 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UMass Boston. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Lesley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 master’s degree awards 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.
Bentley University ranked #25 on this year’s list. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 392 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Bentley graduate students pay an average of $42,200 in tuition and fees each year.
Bentley is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Bentley also took the #3 spot in our rankings.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 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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