2026 Best Value General Health & Wellness Schools in Massachusetts
[General Health & Wellness](/majors/health-care-professions/health-services-sciences/health-and-wellness-general/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong general health & wellness education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find the best return on investment for general health & wellness students.
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2026 Best Value General Health & Wellness Schools in Massachusetts
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in general health & wellness, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value General Health & Wellness Schools
For return on investment in general health & wellness, no school beat Merrimack College this year. Merrimack College is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of North Andover. In-state tuition and fees average $53,962. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the general health & wellness program here. General Health & Wellness graduates of Merrimack College earn a median of $41,880 early in their careers. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 70%.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools 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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