When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Division III Men's Football in Massachusetts ranking - to help you make that decision.
After analyzing 18 schools in Massachusetts, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D3 Men's Football athletes in Massachusetts. Our ranking methodology focuses a number of different objective factors - such as the overall quality of the school, the school's athletic competitiveness, and the amount of athletic aid per student - to make this determination. Having a great sports team is not enough - the school must also focus on academic excellence.
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Top Colleges in Massachusetts for D3 Men's Football athletes in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D3 Men’s Football athletes in Massachusetts. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 1,361 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Football team at MIT made $292,993 in revenue.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. MIT also took the #2 spot in our overall quality rankings.
Full Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sports Report
A rank of #2 on our list means Amherst College is a great place for D3 Men’s Football athletes in Massachusetts working on their bachelor’s degree. Amherst College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 759 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Football team at Amherst made $816,390 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Amherst not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #4 on our overall quality list.
Read full sports report on Amherst College
Out of the 18 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1,333 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Football team at WPI made $624,242 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WPI also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
Full Worcester Polytechnic Institute Sports Report
The excellent sports programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Men’s Football athletes in Massachusetts. Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 1,915 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The team at Tufts took home $1,003,868 in revenue and paid out $962,949 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $40,919, which isn’t bad at all.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Tufts excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full Tufts University Sports Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Maritime Academy. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Men’s Football athletes in Massachusetts list. Massachusetts Maritime Academy is a small public school located in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts that handed out 316 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Football team at Maritime made $327,091 in revenue, while incurring $291,601 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $35,490.
Full Massachusetts Maritime Academy Sports Report
Western New England University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in Massachusetts ranking. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 593 bachelor’s degrees in .
Western New England brought in $736,978 while tallying up $532,752 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Football team. Thus, the team actually made $204,226, which isn’t bad at all.
Read full sports report on Western New England University
Springfield College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in Massachusetts list. Springfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 522 students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Football team at Springfield College took home $862,682 in revenue.
Read full sports report on Springfield College
Endicott College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #8. Endicott is a private not-for-profit institution located in Beverly, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 685 bachelor’s degrees in .
Endicott brought in $430,961 while tallying up $430,960 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Football team. Thus, the team actually made $1, which isn’t bad at all.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full sports report on Endicott College
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #9 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in Massachusetts list. Located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,284 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The team at UMass Dartmouth took home $272,358 in revenue and paid out $236,595 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $35,763.
Full University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Sports Report
Fitchburg State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #10. Fitchburg State is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 821 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Fitchburg State brought in $129,741 while tallying up $128,262 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Football team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $1,479.
Full Fitchburg State University Sports Report
Westfield State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in Massachusetts ranking. Located in Westfield, Massachusetts, the small public school awarded 1,148 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The team at Westfield took home $228,353 in revenue and paid out $212,931 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $15,422 for the sports team.
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Worcester State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #12. Worcester State University is a medium-sized public school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 1,103 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Football team at Worcester State made $163,137 in revenue, while incurring $151,573 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $11,564.
Full Worcester State University Sports Report
Bridgewater State University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in Massachusetts list. This medium-sized public school is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2,074 bachelor’s degrees in .
Bridgewater State brought in $203,307 while tallying up $201,947 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Football team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $1,360 in profit.
Full Bridgewater State University Sports Report
Framingham State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Framingham, Massachusetts, the small public school awarded 763 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Football team at Framingham State made $222,880 in revenue.
Read full sports report on Framingham State University
Curry College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #15. Milton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 559 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Football team at Curry made $324,245 in revenue.
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Nichols College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in Massachusetts list. Nichols College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Dudley, Massachusetts that handed out 312 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Football team at Nichols took home $780,033 in revenue.
Full Nichols College Sports Report
With a ranking of #18, Anna Maria College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in Massachusetts ranking. Located in Paxton, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 284 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Football team at Anna Maria made $350,624 in revenue.
Full Anna Maria College Sports Report
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 18 schools only.
References
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.
The academic progress rate (APR) of each team was made available by the NCAA.
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%.
