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2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

4 Ranked Colleges
67 Degrees Awarded
$23,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region

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” 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” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the science, technology and society program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society in the New England Region

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MIT, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology is $16,636 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Science, Tech & Society students.

With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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#2

Colby College

Waterville, Maine
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colby College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Colby College is a small school located in Waterville, Maine that handed out 4 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

Colby not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Colby is $17,777 for new england region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students list, Brown has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Brown is $29,392 for new england region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at Brown University

#4

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#4 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also made our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $30,744 for new england region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students per year to attend Tufts University.

The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at Tufts University

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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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