Best Value Colleges in Massachusetts
140 colleges ranked by value score. Based on earnings after graduation, net cost, and graduation rates.
#1
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA·private
Earnings
$101,817
Net Price
$19,066/yr
Grad Rate
97%
100
Value
#2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA·private
Earnings
$143,372
Net Price
$20,111/yr
Grad Rate
96%
100
Value
#3
Williams College
Williamstown, MA·private
Earnings
$88,665
Net Price
$17,716/yr
Grad Rate
95%
100
Value
#4
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
Needham, MA·private
Earnings
$129,455
Net Price
$25,171/yr
Grad Rate
94%
100
Value
#5
Amherst College
Amherst, MA·private
Earnings
$77,644
Net Price
$23,367/yr
Grad Rate
94%
78
Value
#6
Boston University
Boston, MA·private
Earnings
$83,238
Net Price
$24,402/yr
Grad Rate
89%
76
Value
#7
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA·private
Earnings
$84,803
Net Price
$25,496/yr
Grad Rate
91%
76
Value
#8
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay, MA·public
Earnings
$82,392
Net Price
$21,582/yr
Grad Rate
77%
73
Value
#9
Babson College
Wellesley, MA·private
Earnings
$123,938
Net Price
$40,514/yr
Grad Rate
93%
71
Value
#10
Bentley University
Waltham, MA·private
Earnings
$120,959
Net Price
$37,930/yr
Grad Rate
88%
70
Value
#11
Northeastern University
Boston, MA·private
Earnings
$92,538
Net Price
$30,915/yr
Grad Rate
90%
68
Value
#12
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA·public
Earnings
$71,631
Net Price
$22,383/yr
Grad Rate
83%
67
Value
#13
Worcester State University
Worcester, MA·public
Earnings
$60,624
Net Price
$13,381/yr
Grad Rate
58%
66
Value
#14
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell, MA·public
Earnings
$64,874
Net Price
$17,163/yr
Grad Rate
67%
64
Value
#15
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA·private
Earnings
$103,937
Net Price
$41,704/yr
Grad Rate
91%
57
Value
#16
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA·private
Earnings
$103,470
Net Price
$43,071/yr
Grad Rate
89%
54
Value
#17
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA·private
Earnings
$90,543
Net Price
$38,782/yr
Grad Rate
88%
52
Value
#18
Smith College
Northampton, MA·private
Earnings
$64,027
Net Price
$27,579/yr
Grad Rate
89%
52
Value
#19
Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, MA·public
Earnings
$53,874
Net Price
$14,262/yr
Grad Rate
54%
51
Value
#20
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston, MA·private
Earnings
$125,557
Net Price
$39,545/yr
Grad Rate
63%
50
Value