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2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
206 Degrees Awarded
$16,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Health & Wellness is the 159th most popular major in the country with 5,006 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 262 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 206 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general health and wellness. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general health and wellness 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 general health and wellness program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Health & Wellness (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #1 spot on the list. UVM is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Vermont is $12,015 for new england region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Vermont General Health & Wellness Report

#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #2 spot on the list. URI is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 104 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Rhode Island is $14,309 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Rhode Island General Health & Wellness Report

#3

Castleton University

Castleton, Vermont
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Castleton University landed the #3 spot on the list. Castleton, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Castleton, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Castleton is $13,116 for new england region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Castleton General Health & Wellness Report

#4

Keene State College

Keene, New Hampshire
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keene State College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Keene, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 41 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2019-2020.

Keene State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Keene State is $14,288 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Keene State College General Health & Wellness Report

#5

Granite State College

Concord, New Hampshire
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Granite State College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Granite State College is a small public school situated in Concord, New Hampshire. It awarded 3 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

GSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $12,164 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend GSC.

Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Granite State College

#6

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

Southern Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Southern Connecticut State University is a medium-sized public school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 3 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCSU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $18,032 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Southern Connecticut State University.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at Southern Connecticut State University

#3 in overall quality

Saint Joseph’s College of Maine came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Standish, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k list, Saint Joseph’s Maine has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Joseph’s Maine is $21,729 for new england region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 full report on General Health & Wellness at Saint Joseph’s Maine

#8

Cambridge College

Boston, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

Cambridge College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Cambridge College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cambridge College is $26,993 for new england region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k.

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.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at Cambridge College

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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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