Best Value Colleges & Universities in Massachusetts by Academic Quality per Dollar

Best Value Colleges in Massachusetts by Academic Quality per Dollar

These are the Massachusetts schools which appear on CollegeCalc's Best Value Colleges in America ranking and represent the colleges providing the finest education balanced against an affordable average net price. The best value in Massachusetts ranking goes to Harvard University with a 98th percentile national academic rank for a comparatively affordable $18,037 average net price.

Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc rating of a college's overall academics and effectiveness. The score ranges from zero to one hundred, with fifty being the median for all eligible colleges. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average price paid by students. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our rating methodology.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2021/2022 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021/2022 academic year.

Massachusetts's Best Value Colleges by Academic Quality per Dollar
College	Net Price	Rating	Value
#1 Harvard University Cambridge, Private Not For Profit	$18,037	98	100
#2 Amherst College Amherst, Private Not For Profit	$18,832	96	99
#3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Private Not For Profit	$19,998	98	99
#4 Wellesley College Wellesley, Private Not For Profit	$21,614	95	98
#5 Smith College Northampton, Private Not For Profit	$28,422	84	95
#6 Boston College Chestnut Hill, Private Not For Profit	$30,192	88	94
#7 Tufts University Medford, Private Not For Profit	$32,720	93	93
#8 Boston University Boston, Private Not For Profit	$29,154	83	93
#9 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, Private Not For Profit	$31,165	82	90
#10 College of the Holy Cross Worcester, Private Not For Profit	$32,061	82	90
#11 Simmons University Boston, Private Not For Profit	$29,021	75	89
#12 Wheaton College Norton, Private Not For Profit	$28,518	69	86
#13 Babson College Wellesley, Private Not For Profit	$31,559	78	85
#14 Clark University Worcester, Private Not For Profit	$30,617	72	73
#15 Springfield College Springfield, Private Not For Profit	$29,395	69	74
#16 Northeastern University Boston, Private Not For Profit	$37,738	77	71
#17 Brandeis University Waltham, Private Not For Profit	$41,222	81	66
#18 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, Public Not For Profit	$22,505	72	67
#19 Bentley University Waltham, Private Not For Profit	$42,759	79	55
#20 Emerson College Boston, Private Not For Profit	$47,594	71	25

Massachusetts Academic Quality per Dollar Ranking

Best Value Colleges in Massachusetts by Academic Quality per Dollar