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2023 Best Value Colleges for Natural Sciences in the New England Region

1 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$36,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Natural Sciences Schools in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Natural Sciences is the 208th most popular major in the country with 2,214 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, natural sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,745 and had an average of $18,648 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 45 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,974 and $16,160 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region natural sciences students.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Natural Sciences in the New England Region

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified ’s natural sciences students in 2020-2021.

Boston College also made our “Best Natural Sciences Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Boston College is $36,599 for new england region natural sciences students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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