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2023 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$49,335 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,974 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Sciences School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, natural sciences was ranked #213 in the country. In fact 2,214 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for natural sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for natural sciences majors pursuing a .

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Sciences

$36,964 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the best value school for natural sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Amherst are $36,964 per year.

Read full report on Natural Sciences at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston College is a great value for natural sciences students. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boston College are $61,706 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston College also is in the top 15% of our Best Natural Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking.

Full Natural Sciences at Boston College Report

Best Natural Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best natural sciences schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 40
Maine 0
Vermont 3

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Natural Sciences is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Natural Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Agsftw.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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