2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Studies in Massachusetts

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 133,583 general studies students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country.

Across Massachusetts, there were 872 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 55 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,887 and $24,387 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general studies 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 studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts bachelor’s degree general studies students.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Studies in Massachusetts

#1

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$25,044 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American International College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts. American International College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at AIC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. The yearly cost to attend AIC is $25,044 for Massachusetts Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students.

Full AIC General Studies Report

#2

Springfield College

Springfield, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$30,134 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Springfield College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Springfield College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. It costs about $30,134 for Massachusetts Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students per year to attend Springfield College.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about General Studies at Springfield 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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