2026 Best Best Schools in the New England Region
Best programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools to find the best for best students.
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Best Schools for Best in the New England Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the best degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Best
Leading the list is University Of Vermont, our #1 school for best. Set in the city of Burlington, University Of Vermont is a large public institution. The six-year graduation rate is 79%. There were roughly 62 best students who graduated with this degree at University Of Vermont in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, best degree recipients from University Of Vermont generally make around $35,931. University Of Vermont graduates carry a median of $24,125 in student loans.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
