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MA · 140 COVERED COLLEGES

College ROI in Massachusetts

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

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59Colleges with a publishable ROI scenario
$67,681Median observed year-5 earnings
$27,477Median annual net price
−21%Median modeled 10-year ROI
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

Massachusetts's everyday prices are 5.8% above the U.S. average

This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.

Overall prices
105.8
Housing
128.1
Utilities
152.1
U.S. average = 100
TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

59 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge · Private nonprofit+297%2Harvard UniversityCambridge · Private nonprofit+211%3Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay · Public+102%4Babson CollegeWellesley · Private nonprofit+101%5Bentley UniversityWaltham · Private nonprofit+82%6Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester · Private nonprofit+70%7Northeastern UniversityBoston · Private nonprofit+63%8Amherst CollegeAmherst · Private nonprofit+60%9Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston · Private nonprofit+55%10Boston CollegeChestnut Hill · Private nonprofit+33%
TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge · Private nonprofit7.4×2Harvard UniversityCambridge · Private nonprofit6.5×3Worcester State UniversityWorcester · Public4.7×4Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay · Public4.6×5Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg · Public4.5×6University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell · Public4.4×7Williams CollegeWilliamstown · Private nonprofit4.4×8University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston · Public3.9×9College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee · Private nonprofit3.9×10Amherst CollegeAmherst · Private nonprofit3.8×
LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION

Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt

Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the Massachusetts median among debt-reporting colleges.

1Wellesley CollegeWellesley · Private nonprofit$10,000median federal debt92%college completion2Williams CollegeWilliamstown · Private nonprofit$12,761median federal debt94%college completion3Amherst CollegeAmherst · Private nonprofit$13,740median federal debt94%college completion4Harvard UniversityCambridge · Private nonprofit$14,000median federal debt98%college completion5Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge · Private nonprofit$14,768median federal debt96%college completion6Tufts UniversityMedford · Private nonprofit$16,250median federal debt94%college completion7Smith CollegeNorthampton · Private nonprofit$17,550median federal debt89%college completion8Boston CollegeChestnut Hill · Private nonprofit$19,000median federal debt91%college completion9Babson CollegeWellesley · Private nonprofit$20,000median federal debt93%college completion10University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst · Public$22,763median federal debt83%college completion
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.
ALL COLLEGES IN MA

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140 matching colleges · page 3 of 6

CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI
Nichols CollegeDudley · Private nonprofit$63,107$33,036$27,000−42%Framingham State UniversityFramingham · Public$59,034$16,114$25,000−43%Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyBoston · Private nonprofit$58,885$15,488$12,000−43%Assabet Valley Regional Technical SchoolMarlborough · Public$61,829$29,449$9,500−43%Monty TechFitchburg · Public$62,904$41,748$9,500−48%Westfield State UniversityWestfield · Public$57,717$16,721$22,457−48%Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton · Private nonprofit$60,135$29,822$26,000−49%Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater · Public$56,900$16,383$24,286−52%New England Tractor Trailer Training School of MassachusettsNorth Andover · Private for-profit$56,445$16,164$6,333−53%Lasell UniversityNewton · Private nonprofit$57,604$27,511$26,000−57%Cambridge CollegeBoston · Private nonprofit$57,105$31,072$21,791−60%Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow · Private nonprofit$53,900$14,271$24,901−62%Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley · Private nonprofit$54,985$26,441$22,902−65%Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeWellesley Hills · Public$52,285$7,169$6,500−65%Springfield CollegeSpringfield · Private nonprofit$55,341$30,587$26,250−66%Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston · Public$51,914$7,818$10,500−67%Smith CollegeNorthampton · Private nonprofit$54,422$27,579$17,550−68%Gordon CollegeWenham · Private nonprofit$53,021$24,883$26,250−71%Emerson CollegeBoston · Private nonprofit$55,447$49,180$23,000−72%North Shore Community CollegeDanvers · Public$50,378$9,000$9,000−75%Fisher CollegeBoston · Private nonprofit$52,092$26,649$25,000−75%Middlesex Community CollegeBedford · Public$49,641$2,624$7,291−76%Lesley UniversityCambridge · Private nonprofit$52,205$31,152$21,000−76%Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester · Public$50,002$9,090$16,575−77%Mount Wachusett Community CollegeGardner · Public$49,806$7,931$10,252−77%

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to Massachusetts, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.