slides: New England’s Best Values in Colleges + Universities
Saturday, June 01, 2013
GoLocalProv Features Team

To get its rankings, Kiplinger uses what it calls "more-tangible measures of academic quality—including test scores and four-year graduation rates—as well as affordability." (For more on their methodology, go here.)
See which colleges in New England made the new public list of 100 top values, followed by the top values in private universities and liberal arts colleges.
#5 Public College
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston, MA
National rank (in state/out of state): #99/#91
Total cost (in state): $24,650
Total cost (out of state): $41,750
Average debt at graduation: $NA
#4 Public College
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH
National rank (in state/out of state): #97/#75
Total cost (in state): $27,386
Total cost (out of state): $39,846
Average debt at graduation: $34,194
#3 Public College
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
National rank (in state/out of state): #63/#67
Total cost (in state): $26,548
Total cost (out of state): $46,876
Average debt at graduation: $27,725
#2 Public College
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Amherst, MA
National rank (in state/out of state): #62/#49
Total cost (in state): $24,725
Total cost (out of state): $38,140
Average debt at graduation: $26,893
#1 Public College
University of Connecticut
Storrs-Mansfield, CT
National rank (in state/out of state): #25/#22
Total cost (in state): $23,472
Total cost (out of state): $41,304
Average debt at graduation: $23,822
#17 Private University
Simmons College
Boston, MA
National rank: #98
Total cost: $48,770
Cost after need-based aid: $31,012
Cost after non-need-based aid: $40,280
Average debt at graduation: $NA
#16 Private University
Providence College
Providence, RI
National rank: #71
Total cost: $55,546
Cost after need-based aid: $35,701
Cost after non-need-based aid: $32,036
Average debt at graduation: $30,310
#15 Private University
St. Michael's College
Colchester, VT
National rank: #60
Total cost: $48,060
Cost after need-based aid: $29,790
Cost after non-need-based aid: $37,514
Average debt at graduation: $31,736
#14 Private University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA
National rank: #56
Total cost: $55,030
Cost after need-based aid: $36,317
Cost after non-need-based aid: $39,070
Average debt at graduation: $NA
#13 Private University
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
National rank: #52
Total cost: $54,706
Cost after need-based aid: $37,946
Cost after non-need-based aid: $44,223
Average debt at graduation: $NA
#12 Private University
Boston University
Boston, MA
National rank: #45
Total cost: $57,184
Cost after need-based aid: $32,923
Cost after non-need-based aid: $35,981
Average debt at graduation: $36,488
#11 Private University
Emerson College
Boston, MA
National rank: #44
Total cost: $49,156
Cost after need-based aid: $33,713
Cost after non-need-based aid: $36,470
Average debt at graduation: $19,491
#10 Private University
Bentley University
Waltham, MA
National rank: #43
Total cost: $53,738
Cost after need-based aid: $30,550
Cost after non-need-based aid: $38,688
Average debt at graduation: $33,066
#9 Private University
Clark University
Worcester, MA
National rank: #40
Total cost: $46,570
Cost after need-based aid: $21,760
Cost after non-need-based aid: $32,265
Average debt at graduation: $27,600
#8 Private University
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
National rank: #26
Total cost: $57,550
Cost after need-based aid: $27,239
Cost after non-need-based aid: $33,260
Average debt at graduation: $28,590
#7 Private University
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
National rank: 24
Total cost: $57,486
Cost after need-based aid: $28,799
Cost after non-need-based aid: $41,564
Average debt at graduation: $20,975
#6 Private University
Tufts University
Medford, MA
National rank: #21
Total cost: $57,346
Cost after need-based aid: $26,635
Cost after non-need-based aid: $56,846
Average debt at graduation: $24,468
#5 Private University
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
National rank: #16
Total cost: $59,976
Cost after need-based aid: $21,936
Cost after non-need-based aid: $59,976
Average debt at graduation: $17,119
#4 Private University
Brown University
Providence, RI
National rank: #12
Total cost: $56,376
Cost after need-based aid: $20,975
Cost after non-need-based aid: $45,430
Average debt at graduation: $20,455
#3 Private University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
National rank: #9
Total cost: $55,238
Cost after need-based aid: $19,949
Cost after non-need-based aid: $55,238
Average debt at graduation: $18,127
#2 Private University
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
National rank: #6
Total cost: $55,496
Cost after need-based aid: $13,267
Cost after non-need-based aid: $55,496
Average debt at graduation: $11,780
#1 Private University
Yale University
New Haven, CT
National rank: #1
Total cost: $52,700
Cost after need-based aid: $13,786
Cost after non-need-based aid: $52,700
Average debt at graduation: $9,254
#15 Liberal Arts College
College of the Atlantic
Bar Harbor, ME
National rank: #77
Total cost: $47,559
Cost after need-based aid: $18,789
Cost after non-need-based aid: $43,713
Average debt at graduation: $20,858
#14 Liberal Arts College
Wheaton College
Norton, MA
National rank: #66
Total cost: $53,014
Cost after need-based aid: $24,503
Cost after non-need-based aid: $41,459
Average debt at graduation: $23,022
#13 Liberal Arts College
Connecticut College
New London, CT
National rank: #48
Total cost: $57,790
Cost after need-based aid: $25,766
Cost after non-need-based aid: $57,790
Average debt at graduation: $30,505
#12 Liberal Arts College
Mt. Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA
National rank: #41
Total cost: $54,546
Cost after need-based aid: $22,885
Cost after non-need-based aid: $38,828
Average debt at graduation: $23,254
#11 Liberal Arts College
Smith College
Northampton, MA
National rank: #39
Total cost: $56,120
Cost after need-based aid: $22,633
Cost after non-need-based aid: $40,418
Average debt at graduation: $22,531
#10 Liberal Arts College
Trinity College
Hartford, CT
National rank: #30
Total cost: $58,530
Cost after need-based aid: $20,607
Cost after non-need-based aid: $21,787
Average debt at graduation: $20,367
#9 Liberal Arts College
Bates College
Lewiston, ME
National rank: #26
Total cost: $58,985
Cost after need-based aid: $24,125
Cost after non-need-based aid: $58,985
Average debt at graduation: $20,706
#8 Liberal Arts College
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA
National rank: #25
Total cost: $55,830
Cost after need-based aid: $26,200
Cost after non-need-based aid: $28,903
Average debt at graduation: $26,434
#7 Liberal Arts College
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
National rank: #18
Total cost: $57,006
Cost after need-based aid: $20,690
Cost after non-need-based aid: $14,641
Average debt at graduation: $25,864
#6 Liberal Arts College
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
National rank: #15
Total cost: $55,914
Cost after need-based aid: $18,943
Cost after non-need-based aid: $55,914
Average debt at graduation: $13,579
#5 Liberal Arts College
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
National rank: #13
Total cost: $53,800
Cost after need-based aid: $20,280
Cost after non-need-based aid: $51,300
Average debt at graduation: $20,514
#4 Liberal Arts College
Colby College
Waterville, ME
National rank: #12
Total cost: $56,400
Cost after need-based aid: $21,407
Cost after non-need-based aid: $53,043
Average debt at graduation: $22,367
#3 Liberal Arts College
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
National rank: #7
Total cost: $56,950
Cost after need-based aid: $20,975
Cost after non-need-based aid: $55,950
Average debt at graduation: $17,569
#2 Liberal Arts College
Williams College
Williamstown, MA
National rank: #6
Total cost: $57,570
Cost after need-based aid: $19,734
Cost after non-need-based aid: $57,570
Average debt at graduation: $8,801
#1 Liberal Arts College
Amherst College
Amherst, MA
National rank: #4
Total cost: $55,098
Cost after need-based aid: $13,107
Cost after non-need-based aid: $55,098
Average debt at graduation: $12,713

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