2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region
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English is the 15th most popular major in the country with 41,945 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the New England region, there were 3,750 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,934 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 64 colleges that offer a degree in English. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great English programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the English program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree english language students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for English in the New England Region
Out of the 64 schools in the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the #1 spot on the list. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 141 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $41,095 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students per year to attend SNHU.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bridgewater State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Bridgewater, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 104 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Bridgewater State is $18,457 for new england region bachelor’s degree english language students.
Out of the 64 schools in the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $19,492 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students per year to attend Worcester State.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westfield State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Westfield State University is $19,167 for new england region bachelor’s degree english language students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Framingham State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Located in Framingham, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 44 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English language students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Framingham State is $20,001 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in North Adams, Massachusetts, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is $16,861 for new england region bachelor’s degree english language students.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Fitchburg State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Fitchburg State is a public institution located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,001 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students per year to attend Fitchburg State University.
University of Maine at Farmington landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. UMaine Farmington is a small school located in Farmington, Maine that handed out 12 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,548 for new england region bachelor’s degree english language students per year to attend UMaine Farmington.
Salem State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. Salem State is a medium-sized public school situated in Salem, Massachusetts. It awarded 39 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Salem State is $18,399 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
Rhode Island College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Rhode Island College is a public institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend RIC is $10,922 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
With a ranking of #11, University of Southern Maine did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school situated in Portland, Maine. It awarded 27 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,339 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students per year to attend University of Southern Maine.
Central Connecticut State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. CCSU is a public institution located in New Britain, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,158 for new england region bachelor’s degree english language students per year to attend Central Connecticut State University.
Keene State College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. Keene State College is located in Keene, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Keene State College is $19,394 for new england region bachelor’s degree english language students.
Plymouth State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #14. Plymouth State University is a small public school situated in Plymouth, New Hampshire. It awarded 28 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Plymouth State is $19,316 for new england region bachelor’s degree english language students.
Southern Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Southern Connecticut State University is a public institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend SCSU is $20,763 for new england region bachelor’s degree english language students.
Eastern Connecticut State University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. Eastern Connecticut State University is located in Willimantic, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Connecticut State University is $18,618 for new england region bachelor’s degree english language students.
Western Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. Danbury, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $18,215 for new england region bachelor’s degree english language students per year to attend Western Connecticut State University.
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University of New Hampshire at Manchester did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of New Hampshire at Manchester is $13,649 for new england region bachelor’s degree english language students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 141 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Massachusetts Amherst is $22,501 for new england region bachelor’s degree english language students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
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University of Rhode Island did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Rhode Island is $20,607 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Maine did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #21. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Maine is $17,558 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school handed out 101 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English language students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UNH is $24,067 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #23, Lesley University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Lesley is a small school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 23 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Lesley University is $33,644 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #23. UMass Lowell is a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Massachusetts - Lowell is $19,119 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English language students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is $18,503 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
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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%.
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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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