The Best Value Colleges in Massachusetts by Academic Quality per Dollar for 2023
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.
College | Net Price | Rating | Value |
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#1 Harvard UniversityCambridge, Private Not For Profit |
$18,037 | 98 | 100 |
#2 Amherst CollegeAmherst, Private Not For Profit |
$18,832 | 96 | 99 |
#3 Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Private Not For Profit |
$19,998 | 98 | 99 |
#4 Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Private Not For Profit |
$21,614 | 95 | 98 |
#5 Smith CollegeNorthampton, Private Not For Profit |
$28,422 | 84 | 95 |
#6 Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Private Not For Profit |
$30,192 | 88 | 94 |
#7 Tufts UniversityMedford, Private Not For Profit |
$32,720 | 93 | 93 |
#8 Boston UniversityBoston, Private Not For Profit |
$29,154 | 83 | 93 |
#9 Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, Private Not For Profit |
$31,165 | 82 | 90 |
#10 College of the Holy CrossWorcester, Private Not For Profit |
$32,061 | 82 | 90 |
#11 Simmons UniversityBoston, Private Not For Profit |
$29,021 | 75 | 89 |
#12 Wheaton CollegeNorton, Private Not For Profit |
$28,518 | 69 | 86 |
#13 Babson CollegeWellesley, Private Not For Profit |
$31,559 | 78 | 85 |
#14 Clark UniversityWorcester, Private Not For Profit |
$30,617 | 72 | 73 |
#15 Springfield CollegeSpringfield, Private Not For Profit |
$29,395 | 69 | 74 |
#16 Northeastern UniversityBoston, Private Not For Profit |
$37,738 | 77 | 71 |
#17 Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Private Not For Profit |
$41,222 | 81 | 66 |
#18 University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst, Public Not For Profit |
$22,505 | 72 | 67 |
#19 Bentley UniversityWaltham, Private Not For Profit |
$42,759 | 79 | 55 |
#20 Emerson CollegeBoston, Private Not For Profit |
$47,594 | 71 | 25 |