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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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 1,072 people earned their degree in science, technology and society, making the major the 396th most popular in the United States.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in science, technology and society. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality science, technology and society programs that also have a lower cost than 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 science, technology and society program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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
#2 in overall quality

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. Brown is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 13 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown also made our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Brown University is $201 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Science, Tech & Society students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at Brown

#2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 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, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the 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.

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. The yearly cost to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology is $4,535 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Science, Tech & Society students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#3

Colby College

Waterville, Maine
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colby College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Colby is a small school located in Waterville, Maine that handed out 4 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

Colby also made our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Colby 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 low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at Colby

#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 For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #4 spot on the list. Tufts University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #4 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tufts University is $5,267 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Science, Tech & Society students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

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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%.

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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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