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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Economics (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
190 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 6,169 people earned their degree in business economics, making the major the 121st most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 226 business economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 190 business economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in business economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality business economics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the business economics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree business economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Economics (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s business economics degrees to 92 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMass Amherst is $13,137 for new england region bachelor’s degree business economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Business Economics Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s business economics students in 2019-2020.

UMaine also took the #4 spot in our “Best Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $13,989 for new england region bachelor’s degree business economics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UMaine.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Business Economics at UMaine

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Farmington landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Farmington, Maine, this small public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s business economics students in 2019-2020.

UMaine Farmington also made our “Best Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine at Farmington is $11,215 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full UMaine Farmington Business Economics Report

#4

Bentley University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bentley University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Bentley is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waltham, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bentley also made our “Best Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Bentley is $25,432 for new england region bachelor’s degree business economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Business Economics at Bentley

#5

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s business economics students in 2019-2020.

Suffolk also made our “Best Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $27,748 for new england region bachelor’s degree business economics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Suffolk University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Business Economics at Suffolk

#6

Nichols College

Dudley, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Nichols College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Nichols is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dudley, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Nichols also took the #5 spot in our “Best Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Nichols is $23,206 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Business Economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Nichols College Business Economics Report

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *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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