2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region
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In 2019-2020, 52,879 people earned their degree in physical sciences, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,122 and had an average of $22,339 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 3,197 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,871 and $23,664 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,117 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 30 colleges that offer a degree in physical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physical 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 physical 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 Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bridgewater State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. Bridgewater State is a fairly large public school situated in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. It awarded 40 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bridgewater State, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bridgewater State University is $18,457 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Salem State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Salem, Massachusetts. It awarded 16 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Salem State is $18,399 for new england region bachelor’s degree physical sciences students.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Keene State College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Keene, New Hampshire, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Keene State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Keene State is $19,394 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Sciences students.
Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Framingham State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Framingham State is a public institution located in Framingham, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Framingham State University is $20,001 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Sciences students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Connecticut State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Eastern Connecticut State University is a small public school situated in Willimantic, Connecticut. It awarded 19 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECSU, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $18,618 for new england region bachelor’s degree physical sciences students per year to attend Eastern Connecticut State University.
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Rhode Island College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Rhode Island College is a public institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Rhode Island College is $10,922 for new england region bachelor’s degree physical sciences students.
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University of Massachusetts - Lowell came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.
UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $19,119 for new england region bachelor’s degree physical sciences students per year to attend UMass Lowell.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Rhode Island ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 31 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Rhode Island is $20,607 for new england region bachelor’s degree physical sciences students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #9, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. UNH is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is $24,067 for new england region bachelor’s degree physical sciences students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 117 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $22,501 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Sciences students per year to attend UMass Amherst.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Maine came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Maine is $17,558 for new england region bachelor’s degree physical sciences students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Connecticut landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 74 students in 2019-2020.
UCONN also made our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $22,012 for new england region bachelor’s degree physical sciences students per year to attend University of Connecticut.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 21 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree physical sciences students list, UMass Boston has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Massachusetts - Boston is $18,340 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Sciences students.
With a ranking of #14, Saint Anselm College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
St. Anselm College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $32,781 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Sciences students per year to attend Saint Anselm College.
The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of New Haven ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree physical sciences students list, University of New Haven has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $33,400 for new england region bachelor’s degree physical sciences students per year to attend University of New Haven.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Emmanuel College Massachusetts came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. Emmanuel College Massachusetts is a small school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 5 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Emmanuel College Massachusetts is $28,314 for new england region bachelor’s degree physical sciences students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #17, Suffolk University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Suffolk University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree physical sciences students list, Suffolk has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $30,701 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Sciences students per year to attend Suffolk.
The low student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #18, Williams College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 74 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.
Williams also made our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #17. The estimated yearly cost for Williams is $19,480 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Sciences students.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #19, Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 114 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
MIT also made our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $16,636 for new england region bachelor’s degree physical sciences students per year to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. 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 student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #20, College of the Holy Cross did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 53 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.
Holy Cross did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $37,292 for new england region bachelor’s degree physical sciences students per year to attend Holy Cross.
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 excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Wheaton College Massachusetts landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. Wheaton College Massachusetts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Norton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Wheaton College Massachusetts also made our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend Wheaton College Massachusetts is $26,809 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Sciences students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Harvard University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 112 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree physical sciences students list, Harvard has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Harvard University is $15,386 for new england region bachelor’s degree physical sciences students.
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%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #23, Northeastern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 72 students in 2019-2020.
Northeastern also made our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $31,093 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Sciences students per year to attend Northeastern.
The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Smith College landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. Smith is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northampton, Massachusetts. It awarded 52 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Smith not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Smith is $28,305 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Sciences students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
With a ranking of #25, Brandeis University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brandeis, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Brandeis is $31,165 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Sciences 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 low student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 90%.
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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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- *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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