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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

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 completion 2Williams CollegeWilliamstown · Private nonprofit$12,761median federal debt94%college completion 3Amherst CollegeAmherst · Private nonprofit$13,740median federal debt94%college completion 4Harvard UniversityCambridge · Private nonprofit$14,000median federal debt98%college completion 5Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge · Private nonprofit$14,768median federal debt96%college completion 6Tufts UniversityMedford · Private nonprofit$16,250median federal debt94%college completion 7Smith CollegeNorthampton · Private nonprofit$17,550median federal debt89%college completion 8Boston CollegeChestnut Hill · Private nonprofit$19,000median federal debt91%college completion 9Babson CollegeWellesley · Private nonprofit$20,000median federal debt93%college completion 10University 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 4 of 6

CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI

Roxbury Community CollegeRoxbury Crossing · Public$49,993$12,244Not available−78%Northern Essex Community CollegeHaverhill · Public$48,978$6,046$9,000−81%Cape Cod Community CollegeWest Barnstable · Public$48,523$8,296$12,000−83%Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyBrookline · Private nonprofit$49,115$25,203$21,500−85%Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfield · Public$47,604$5,662$6,570−87%North Bennet Street SchoolBoston · Private nonprofit$47,969$27,251$9,500−90%Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams · Public$46,580$16,068$23,750−94%Southeastern Technical InstituteSouth Easton · Public$46,106$7,060$8,846−95%Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston · Public$46,425$24,100$25,755−95%Berkshire Community CollegePittsfield · Public$45,807$9,921$12,053−96%Massasoit Community CollegeBrockton · Public$45,532$8,460$10,000−98%Greenfield Community CollegeGreenfield · Public$44,881$7,679$8,307−101%Holyoke Community CollegeHolyoke · Public$43,990$8,068$8,250−105%Bristol Community CollegeFall River · Public$43,979$5,547$8,243−105%Northpoint Bible CollegeHaverhill · Private nonprofit$42,552$23,635$25,000−109%Motoring Technical Training InstituteSeekonk · Private for-profit$41,397$20,255$9,500−114%The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston · Private nonprofit$37,083$46,754$27,000−122%Longy School of Music of Bard CollegeCambridge · Private nonprofit$37,767$38,530$24,254−122%Boston Baptist CollegeBoston · Private nonprofit$38,565$17,933Not available−126%Charles H McCann Technical SchoolNorth Adams · Public$38,576$14,998Not available−127%Dean CollegeFranklin · Private nonprofit$36,113$30,684$25,000−129%Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High SchoolFranklin · Public$37,746$11,682Not available−132%Berklee College of MusicBoston · Private nonprofit$32,591$49,465$25,000−133%Montserrat College of ArtBeverly · Private nonprofit$34,625$33,216$27,000−133%COLLECTIV Academy-WorcesterWorcester · Private for-profit$32,304$24,598$6,222−146%

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.