Massachusetts College ROI Rankings — Best Value Universities in Massachusetts

Colleges Ranked

High or Good ROI

$70,706

Avg Graduate Salary

$23,670

Avg Student Debt

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#1 ROI in Massachusetts

#	College / University	ROI Rating	Break-Even	Grad Salary	Med. Debt	Grad Rate	Type
🥇	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	High ROI	0.1 yrs	$143,372	$14,768	96%	Private Non-profit
🥈	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	High ROI	0.2 yrs	$129,455	$19,500	96%	Private Non-profit
🥉	Babson College Wellesley, MA	High ROI	0.2 yrs	$123,938	$20,000	93%	Private Non-profit
4	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	High ROI	0.2 yrs	$101,817	$14,000	98%	Private Non-profit
5	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	High ROI	0.2 yrs	$84,803	$10,000	92%	Private Non-profit
6	MCPHS University Boston, MA	High ROI	0.3 yrs	$125,557	$25,000	62%	Private Non-profit
7	Bentley University Waltham, MA	High ROI	0.3 yrs	$120,959	$25,023	87%	Private Non-profit
8	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	High ROI	0.3 yrs	$103,937	$19,000	91%	Private Non-profit
9	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA	High ROI	0.4 yrs	$103,470	$27,000	90%	Private Non-profit
10	Williams College Williamstown, MA	High ROI	0.3 yrs	$88,665	$12,761	94%	Private Non-profit
11	Tufts University Medford, MA	High ROI	0.4 yrs	$83,214	$16,250	94%	Private Non-profit
12	Amherst College Amherst, MA	High ROI	0.4 yrs	$77,644	$13,740	94%	Private Non-profit
13	Northeastern University Boston, MA	High ROI	0.5 yrs	$92,538	$24,250	91%	Private Non-profit
14	Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA	High ROI	0.5 yrs	$92,538	$24,250	N/A	Private Non-profit
15	College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	High ROI	0.5 yrs	$90,543	$27,000	87%	Private Non-profit
16	MGH Institute of Health Professions Boston, MA	High ROI	0.5 yrs	$87,130	$24,961	N/A	Private Non-profit
17	Boston University Boston, MA	High ROI	0.5 yrs	$83,238	$23,250	89%	Private Non-profit
18	Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA	High ROI	0.6 yrs	$82,721	$25,028	68%	Private Non-profit
19	Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA	High ROI	0.6 yrs	$82,392	$25,000	74%	Public
20	Stonehill College Easton, MA	High ROI	0.6 yrs	$77,745	$25,000	76%	Private Non-profit
21	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	High ROI	0.7 yrs	$77,231	$25,648	86%	Private Non-profit
22	Merrimack College North Andover, MA	High ROI	0.7 yrs	$75,584	$27,000	70%	Private Non-profit
23	Assumption University Worcester, MA	High ROI	0.7 yrs	$74,895	$27,000	75%	Private Non-profit
24	Western New England University Springfield, MA	High ROI	0.7 yrs	$73,157	$25,500	64%	Private Non-profit
25	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	High ROI	0.7 yrs	$71,631	$22,763	83%	Public
26	Smith College Northampton, MA	High ROI	0.7 yrs	$64,027	$17,550	89%	Private Non-profit
27	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	High ROI	0.8 yrs	$68,804	$25,000	52%	Public
28	Emmanuel College Boston, MA	High ROI	0.9 yrs	$68,245	$27,000	68%	Private Non-profit
29	Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA	High ROI	0.9 yrs	$67,725	$26,000	73%	Private Non-profit
30	Suffolk University Boston, MA	High ROI	0.9 yrs	$67,506	$26,889	61%	Private Non-profit
31	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA	High ROI	0.8 yrs	$65,865	$21,974	49%	Public
32	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	High ROI	0.9 yrs	$64,874	$23,704	65%	Public
33	Worcester State University Worcester, MA	High ROI	0.9 yrs	$60,624	$19,500	61%	Public
34	Simmons University Boston, MA	High ROI	1 yrs	$63,494	$24,840	72%	Private Non-profit
35	Emerson College Boston, MA	High ROI	1 yrs	$62,832	$23,000	77%	Private Non-profit
36	Clark University Worcester, MA	High ROI	1.1 yrs	$62,381	$26,759	77%	Private Non-profit
37	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	High ROI	1.2 yrs	$58,418	$22,902	84%	Private Non-profit
38	Westfield State University Westfield, MA	High ROI	1.2 yrs	$57,346	$22,457	54%	Public
39	Endicott College Beverly, MA	High ROI	1.4 yrs	$58,336	$27,000	76%	Private Non-profit
40	Nichols College Dudley, MA	High ROI	1.4 yrs	$58,063	$27,000	63%	Private Non-profit
41	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	High ROI	1.3 yrs	$57,466	$24,286	53%	Public
42	Salem State University Salem, MA	High ROI	1.4 yrs	$56,662	$25,000	50%	Public
43	Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA	High ROI	1.5 yrs	$55,383	$24,901	44%	Private Non-profit
44	Boston Architectural College Boston, MA	High ROI	1.6 yrs	$62,123	$37,250	32%	Private Non-profit
45	Eastern Nazarene College Quincy, MA	High ROI	1.6 yrs	$54,727	$26,000	39%	Private Non-profit
46	Curry College Milton, MA	High ROI	1.6 yrs	$54,400	$25,000	51%	Private Non-profit
47	Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA	High ROI	1.6 yrs	$53,874	$24,239	55%	Public
48	Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Brookline, MA	High ROI	1.7 yrs	$51,724	$21,500	44%	Private Non-profit
49	Lesley University Cambridge, MA	High ROI	1.7 yrs	$51,173	$21,000	58%	Private Non-profit
50	American International College Springfield, MA	High ROI	1.9 yrs	$53,124	$27,000	46%	Private Non-profit
51	Regis College Weston, MA	High ROI	1.8 yrs	$52,873	$25,500	72%	Private Non-profit
52	Framingham State University Framingham, MA	High ROI	1.8 yrs	$52,349	$25,000	48%	Public
53	Gordon College Wenham, MA	High ROI	2 yrs	$52,119	$26,250	69%	Private Non-profit
54	College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee, MA	High ROI	2 yrs	$51,540	$25,000	68%	Private Non-profit
55	Lasell University Newton, MA	High ROI	2.4 yrs	$49,705	$26,000	59%	Private Non-profit
56	Fisher College Boston, MA	High ROI	2.3 yrs	$49,669	$25,000	28%	Private Non-profit
57	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA	High ROI	2.6 yrs	$48,102	$23,750	56%	Public
58	Springfield College Springfield, MA	High ROI	2.8 yrs	$48,036	$26,250	74%	Private Non-profit
59	Springfield College-Regional Online and Continuing Education Springfield, MA	High ROI	2.8 yrs	$48,036	$26,250	N/A	Private Non-profit
60	Cambridge College Boston, MA	High ROI	3 yrs	$45,998	$21,791	11%	Private Non-profit
61	Anna Maria College Paxton, MA	Good ROI	3.2 yrs	$46,651	$25,000	46%	Private Non-profit
62	Hampshire College Amherst, MA	Good ROI	3.3 yrs	$46,938	$26,893	54%	Private Non-profit
63	Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA	Good ROI	5.4 yrs	$43,582	$25,755	69%	Public
64	Northpoint Bible College Haverhill, MA	Moderate ROI	7.3 yrs	$42,210	$25,000	54%	Private Non-profit
65	Dean College Franklin, MA	Insufficient Data	N/A	$38,109	$25,000	54%	Private Non-profit
66	The New England Conservatory of Music Boston, MA	Insufficient Data	N/A	$34,483	$27,000	73%	Private Non-profit
67	Boston Baptist College Boston, MA	Insufficient Data	N/A	$34,159	N/A	14%	Private Non-profit
68	Berklee College of Music Boston, MA	Insufficient Data	N/A	$33,647	$25,000	67%	Private Non-profit
69	Montserrat College of Art Beverly, MA	Insufficient Data	N/A	$33,022	$27,000	53%	Private Non-profit
70	Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc Brookline, MA	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit
71	Conway School of Landscape Design Northampton, MA	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit
72	Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary South Hamilton, MA	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit
73	Hebrew College Newton, MA	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit
74	Hult International Business School Cambridge, MA	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	67%	Private Non-profit
75	Massachusetts School of Law Andover, MA	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit
76	New England College of Optometry Boston, MA	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit
77	New England Law-Boston Boston, MA	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit
78	Saint John's Seminary Brighton, MA	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit
79	Sattler College Boston, MA	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	81%	Private Non-profit
80	University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School Worcester, MA	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Public
81	William James College Newton, MA	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit

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Data Source: Rankings derived from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Median salary = 10-year post-enrollment earnings. Debt = median debt among completers. ROI score and break-even years are calculated by Search 6000+ US Colleges.