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2023 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$39,073 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,974 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Sciences School for You

Natural Sciences is the #191 most popular major in Massachusetts with 40 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts

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

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Sciences

$16,439 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 Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMass Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $16,439 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Natural Sciences at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA
$61,706 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in Massachusetts list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Boston College are $61,706 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Boston College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Natural Sciences Schools in Massachusetts list.

Full Natural Sciences at Boston College Report

Best Value Natural Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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).
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