2023 Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 101 schools in the New England Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the New England Region for students working on their bachelor’s degree. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1,419 bachelor’s degrees in .
If you want to attend MIT, expect to pay an average of $60,156 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bowdoin College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Bowdoin is located in Brunswick, Maine and has a small student population. In , this school awarded 667 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees at Bowdoin is $64,910. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dartmouth College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in Hanover, New Hampshire, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,470 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in .
If you want to attend Dartmouth, expect to pay an average of $65,511 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Williams College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Williams College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Williamstown, Massachusetts that handed out 829 bachelor’s degrees in .
If you want to attend Williams, expect to pay an average of $64,860 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Brown University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 2,213 bachelor’s degrees in .
Brown does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $68,230. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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With a ranking of #6, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,117 students in .
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $59,076 to cover tuition and fees at Harvard. The school does not offer an in-state discount.
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Yale University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 1,740 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
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Amherst College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree programs. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 701 students in .
The average tuition and fees at Amherst is $67,280. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid.
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Wellesley College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 770 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in .
The average tuition and fees at Wellesley is $64,320. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid.
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College of the Holy Cross ranked #10 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 909 bachelor’s degrees in .
Holy Cross does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $60,850. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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Boston College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3,053 bachelor’s degree awards in .
If you want to attend Boston College, expect to pay an average of $67,680 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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Bentley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 959 bachelor’s degree awards in .
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Trinity College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in Hartford, Connecticut, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 621 bachelor’s degree awards in .
If you want to attend Trinity Bantams, expect to pay an average of $67,420 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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Colby College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Colby is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waterville, Maine. It awarded 697 bachelor’s degrees in .
The average tuition and fees at Colby is $66,600. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid.
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Tufts University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2,209 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in .
Tufts does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $67,844. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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Boston University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 4,819 bachelor’s degrees in .
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $65,168 to cover tuition and fees at Boston U. The school does not offer an in-state discount.
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Fairfield University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Fairfield University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 1,401 bachelor’s degrees in .
If you want to attend Fairfield U, expect to pay an average of $56,360 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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Middlebury College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in Middlebury, Vermont, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 767 bachelor’s degree awards in .
If you want to attend Middlebury, expect to pay an average of $65,280 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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Brandeis University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,358 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
Brandeis does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $64,946. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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Northeastern University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 4,543 students in .
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $63,141 to cover tuition and fees at Northeastern. The school does not offer an in-state discount.
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree programs. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,225 bachelor’s degree awards in .
WPI does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $58,870. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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Providence College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 1,203 bachelor’s degrees in .
Providence does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $60,848. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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Emerson College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 761 bachelor’s degrees in .
If you want to attend Emerson, expect to pay an average of $54,816 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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Stonehill College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Easton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 646 bachelor’s degrees in .
The average tuition and fees at Stonehill is $53,400. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid.
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Connecticut College landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree programs. Located in New London, Connecticut, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 560 bachelor’s degree awards in .
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $64,812 to cover tuition and fees at Conn College. The school does not offer an in-state discount.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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