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Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools in the New England Region

2023 Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$58,907 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Science, Technology & Society School for You

Science, Technology & Society is the #235 most popular major in the country with 1,095 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for science, tech and society students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Science, Technology & Society

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best value school in the New England Region for science, technology and society students. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

MIT undergraduate students pay an average of $55,878 in tuition and fees each year.

MIT did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Science, Technology & Society Schools in the New England Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools in the New England Region list. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WPI are $55,531 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, WPI is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Science, Technology & Society Schools in the New England Region list.

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#3

Colby College

Waterville, ME

Out of the 4 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colby College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Waterville, Colby is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colby are $61,220 a year.

Colby also claimed a spot on our Best Science, Technology & Society Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tufts are $63,000 a year.

Tufts excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Science, Technology & Society Schools in the New England Region list.

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Best Science, Technology & Society Colleges by State

Explore the best science, technology and society schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 15
Connecticut 33
Maine 13
Rhode Island 40

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Science, Technology & Society is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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