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2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
190 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Business/Managerial Economics is the 110th most popular major in the country with 6,169 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, business/managerial economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,084 and had an average of $21,728 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 226 business/managerial economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,800 and $26,792 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 190 business/managerial economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in business/managerial economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent business/managerial economics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the business/managerial economics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree managerial economics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business/Managerial Economics (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 92 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $14,474 for new england region bachelor’s degree managerial economics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UMass Amherst.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full UMass Amherst Business/Managerial Economics Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Maine is $14,458 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Managerial Economics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at University of Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Farmington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Farmington, Maine, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine Farmington also made our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine at Farmington is $12,630 for new england region bachelor’s degree managerial economics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full UMaine Farmington Business/Managerial Economics Report

#4

Bentley University

Waltham, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bentley University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 40 degrees to qualified bachelors’s managerial economics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bentley, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bentley is $22,405 for new england region bachelor’s degree managerial economics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at Bentley University

#5

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Suffolk did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Suffolk is $28,938 for new england region bachelor’s degree managerial economics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Suffolk Business/Managerial Economics Report

#6

Nichols College

Dudley, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Nichols College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Dudley, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s managerial economics students in 2019-2020.

Nichols not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Nichols College is $24,074 for new england region bachelor’s degree managerial economics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Nichols College Business/Managerial Economics Report

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Notes and References

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.
  • 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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