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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 5 of 6

CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI

Hampshire CollegeAmherst · Private nonprofit$32,244$24,034$26,893−146%EINE IncTewksbury · Private for-profit$30,486$22,951Not available−153%Urban College of BostonBoston · Private nonprofit · Online-only$33,103$6,957Not available−157%Spa Tech Institute-North AndoverNorth Andover · Private for-profit$25,727$38,758$6,333−158%Lowell Academy Hairstyling InstituteLowell · Private for-profit$30,835$14,839$7,994−159%Catherine Hinds Institute of EstheticsWoburn · Private for-profit$29,350$20,086$6,233−160%Spa Tech Institute-PlymouthPlymouth · Private for-profit$25,727$31,895$6,333−163%Spa Tech Institute-WestboroWestborough · Private for-profit$25,727$28,170$6,333−166%New England Hair AcademyMalden · Private for-profit$24,709$16,917Not available−182%DiGrigoli School of CosmetologyWest Springfield · Private for-profit$23,447$16,975Not available−187%Empire Beauty School-MaldenMalden · Private for-profit$22,600$18,534$10,667−188%Alexander AcademyLunenburg · Private for-profit$17,370$32,061$9,500−190%Rob Roy Academy-WorcesterWorcester · Private for-profit$17,415$25,383$9,465−198%Massachusetts School of BarberingQuincy · Private for-profit$18,817$15,216$8,294−209%Bard College - Holyoke MicrocollegeHolyoke · Private nonprofit$37,767Not available$24,254Withheld Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School DistrictUpton · Public$57,203Not available$9,500Withheld Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis IncBrookline · Private nonprofitNot availableNot availableNot availableWithheld Conway School of Landscape DesignNorthampton · Private nonprofitNot availableNot availableNot availableWithheld Gordon-Conwell Theological SeminarySouth Hamilton · Private nonprofit$67,974Not availableNot availableWithheld Hebrew CollegeNewton · Private nonprofitNot availableNot availableNot availableWithheld Jupiter Beauty AcademyBoston · Private for-profit$25,907Not availableNot availableWithheld Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of NursingMedford · Private nonprofit$85,870Not available$20,000Withheld MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsBoston · Private nonprofit$88,737Not available$24,961Withheld Massachusetts School of LawAndover · Private nonprofitNot availableNot availableNot availableWithheld New England College of OptometryBoston · Private nonprofitNot availableNot availableNot availableWithheld

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.