2027 Best Value Value Schools in the New England Region
[Value](/majors/engineering/general-engineering/applied-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value value schools.
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2027 Best Value Value Schools in the New England Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the value degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Value Schools
Leading the list is Massachusetts Maritime Academy, our #1 best value for value in the New England Region. Set in the suburb of Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts Maritime Academy is a small public institution. Students from in state pay about $11,420 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $23,722. Typical student debt for value graduates is $25,884. Early-career value graduates make about $77,139. Set against $25,884 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Massachusetts Maritime Academy admits about 95% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school 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 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).
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