2026 Best Value Colleges in Massachusetts

Name: 2026 Best Value Colleges in Massachusetts (Kollegio college rankings)
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60 Massachusetts schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Value Colleges ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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268763

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Tuition cost

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$67,000

In-state tuition

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Proportion of need based aid received

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100%Clear Filter

International students received aid

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

Application fee

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$150

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Mean SAT

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1200

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#1 Best Value Colleges

Williams College

Williamstown

Acceptance rate

10.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$59,350

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#2 Best Value Colleges

Harvard University

Cambridge

Acceptance rate

3.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$51,143

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,872

#3 Best Value Colleges

Amherst College

Amherst

Acceptance rate

9.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,700

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#4 Best Value Colleges

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

Acceptance rate

4.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,510

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#5 Best Value Colleges

Wellesley College

Wellesley

Acceptance rate

13.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,424

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#6 Best Value Colleges

Worcester State University

Worcester

Acceptance rate

89.9%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$970

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#7 Best Value Colleges

University of Massachusetts--Lowell

Lowell

Acceptance rate

83.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$15,078

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#8 Best Value Colleges

Tufts University

Medford

Acceptance rate

10.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$61,646

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,000

#9 Best Value Colleges

Smith College

Northampton

Acceptance rate

19.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,830

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#10 Best Value Colleges

Boston College

Chestnut Hill

Acceptance rate

15.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,530

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#11 Best Value Colleges

University of Massachusetts Boston

Boston

Acceptance rate

83.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$14,187

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,282

#12 Best Value Colleges

Babson College

Babson Park

Acceptance rate

19.7%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$54,944

Avg. Cost after Aid

$29,000

#13 Best Value Colleges

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

Acceptance rate

59.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$15,791

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#14 Best Value Colleges

Boston University

Boston

Acceptance rate

10.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$58,560

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#15 Best Value Colleges

Bay Path University

Longmeadow

Acceptance rate

73.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$35,781

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#16 Best Value Colleges

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay

Acceptance rate

80.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$1,946

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#17 Best Value Colleges

Northeastern University

Boston

Acceptance rate

5.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$56,500

Avg. Cost after Aid

$39,000

#18 Best Value Colleges

Thomas Aquinas College - New England

Northfield

Acceptance rate

88.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$26,000

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#19 Best Value Colleges

Westfield State University

Westfield

Acceptance rate

80.7%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$970

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#20 Best Value Colleges

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

Acceptance rate

89.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$910

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#21 Best Value Colleges

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

Acceptance rate

89.9%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$970

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#22 Best Value Colleges

University of Massachusetts--Dartmouth

North Dartmouth

Acceptance rate

90.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$13,833

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#23 Best Value Colleges

Stonehill College

Easton

Acceptance rate

72.6%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$47,808

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#24 Best Value Colleges

Bentley University

Waltham

Acceptance rate

48.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,910

Avg. Cost after Aid

$42,000

#25 Best Value Colleges

Salem State University

Salem

Acceptance rate

95.6%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$910

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

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