2023 Best Value Colleges for General Health & Wellness in the New England Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Health & Wellness is the 141st most popular major in the country with 6,105 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 316 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Health and Wellness Schools in the New England Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Health and Wellness Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health and Wellness Schools in the New England Region.
Top 10 Best Value Colleges for General Health & Wellness in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Granite State College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools in the New England Region. Granite State College is a small school located in Concord, New Hampshire that handed out 3 ’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at GSC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Granite State College is $13,725 for New England Region Health and Wellness students.
Full GSC General Health & Wellness Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cambridge College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools in the New England Region list. Cambridge College is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our new england region health and wellness students list, Cambridge College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Health & Wellness Schools in the New England Region” ranking.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Cambridge College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 149 ’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
URI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Rhode Island is $18,638 for New England Region Health and Wellness students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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.
Read more about General Health & Wellness at University of Rhode Island
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Keene State College landed the #4 spot on the list. Keene State College is located in Keene, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.
Keene State also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Keene State College is $19,794 for New England Region Health and Wellness students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 Keene State
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Southern Connecticut State University is a medium-sized public school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 28 ’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
SCSU also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend SCSU is $20,830 for new england region health and wellness students.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at SCSU
Merrimack College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools in the New England Region ranking. North Andover, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s health and wellness degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Merrimack, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Merrimack College is $34,367 for new england region health and wellness students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Merrimack General Health & Wellness Report
With a ranking of #7, Castleton University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools in the New England Region list. Located in Castleton, Vermont, this small public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified ’s health and wellness students in 2020-2021.
Castleton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Castleton University is $17,740 for New England Region Health and Wellness students.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Castleton
Bay State College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Bay State College is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.
Bay State College also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $28,983 for new england region health and wellness students per year to attend Bay State College.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 General Health & Wellness at Bay State College
With a ranking of #9, University of Vermont did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools in the New England Region list. University of Vermont is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 ’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.
UVM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UVM is $19,509 for New England Region Health and Wellness students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Health & Wellness at UVM
With a ranking of #10, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools in the New England Region list. Saint Joseph’s Maine is located in Standish, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.
Saint Joseph’s Maine also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Joseph’s Maine is $27,595 for New England Region Health and Wellness students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Saint Joseph’s College of Maine General Health & Wellness Report
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