Best ROI Colleges in Massachusetts
25 schools ranked by median earnings divided by average net price — the schools where the math actually works. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Earnings ÷ Net Price | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesex Community College Bedford · community | 19.3× | $2,624 | 24.1% | $50,651 | — |
| 2 | Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills · community | 7.3× | $7,169 | 26.7% | $52,654 | — |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge · private | 7.1× | $20,111 | 96.4% | $143,372 | 4.5% |
| 4 | Northern Essex Community College Haverhill · community | 7.1× | $6,046 | 23.0% | $42,862 | — |
| 5 | Bristol Community College Fall River · community | 7.0× | $5,547 | 29.4% | $38,663 | — |
| 6 | Springfield Technical Community College Springfield · community | 6.5× | $5,662 | 36.9% | $36,966 | — |
| 7 | Bunker Hill Community College Boston · community | 6.1× | $7,818 | 22.4% | $47,618 | — |
| 8 | Massasoit Community College Brockton · community | 5.5× | $8,460 | 25.8% | $46,111 | — |
| 9 | Harvard University Cambridge · private | 5.3× | $19,066 | 98.4% | $101,817 | 3.6% |
| 10 | Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable · community | 5.3× | $8,296 | 31.2% | $43,670 | — |
| 11 | Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner · community | 5.2× | $7,931 | 29.5% | $41,118 | — |
| 12 | Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham · private | 5.1× | $25,171 | 95.9% | $129,455 | 25.2% |
| 13 | Urban College of Boston Boston · private | 5.1× | $6,957 | 19.4% | $35,472 | — |
| 14 | Quinsigamond Community College Worcester · community | 5.1× | $9,090 | 30.8% | $45,949 | — |
| 15 | North Shore Community College Danvers · community | 5.0× | $9,000 | 30.4% | $45,391 | — |
| 16 | Williams College Williamstown · private | 5.0× | $17,716 | 95.5% | $88,665 | 8.3% |
| 17 | Greenfield Community College Greenfield · community | 4.8× | $7,679 | 33.8% | $37,132 | — |
| 18 | Holyoke Community College Holyoke · community | 4.6× | $8,068 | 26.2% | $37,277 | — |
| 19 | Worcester State University Worcester · public | 4.5× | $13,381 | 63.3% | $60,624 | 88.0% |
| 20 | Berkshire Community College Pittsfield · community | 3.9× | $9,921 | 29.7% | $38,832 | — |
| 21 | Bay Path University Longmeadow · private | 3.9× | $14,271 | 57.4% | $55,383 | 85.2% |
| 22 | Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay · public | 3.8× | $21,582 | 80.1% | $82,392 | 94.7% |
| 23 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell · public | 3.8× | $17,163 | 66.3% | $64,874 | 83.0% |
| 24 | Fitchburg State University Fitchburg · public | 3.8× | $14,262 | 58.1% | $53,874 | 86.9% |
| 25 | University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston · public | 3.7× | $17,707 | 56.4% | $65,865 | 83.8% |
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