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2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

4 Ranked Colleges
67 Degrees Awarded
$3,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,072 people earned their degree in science, technology and society, making the major the 225th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, science, technology and society graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,000 and had an average of $27,321 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 88 science, technology and society graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 67 science, technology and society graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in science, technology and society. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great science, technology and society programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the science, technology and society program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $201 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Science, Tech & Society students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Brown.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.

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#2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees to qualified students.

MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $4,535 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Science, Tech & Society students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#3

Colby College

Waterville, Maine
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colby College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Waterville, Maine, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colby, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Colby College is $2,335 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Science, Tech & Society students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at Colby

#4

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $0-$30k list, Tufts has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $5,267 for new england region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Tufts.

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. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at Tufts

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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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