2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Massachusetts for Students from Oman

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for international students. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Value Colleges for Omani Students in Massachusetts ranking.

We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across Massachusetts to determine which were the best for Omani students in Massachusetts. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the total number of international students at the school and the school's overall value.

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Top Value Colleges in Massachusetts for Students from Oman

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

$57,592 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

29.2% International Students

Northeastern University tops this year’s ranking as the best value school for Omani students in Massachusetts. Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4,358 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Around 29.2% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Taiwan come to Northeastern to study. International students at Northeastern can expect to pay, on average, about $57,592 a year to attend the school. Graduate students pay around $26,095 a year in average tuition and fees.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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2

Boston University
Boston, MA

$59,816 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

24.6% International Students

A rank of #2 on our list means Boston University is a great place for Omani students in Massachusetts working on their bachelor’s degree. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 4,788 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 24.6% are international. Students studying at Boston U come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at Boston U runs, on average, about $59,816. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $59,418 per year.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 schools only.

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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