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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business/Managerial Economics in the New England Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
190 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 6,169 people earned their degree in business/managerial economics, making the major the 110th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, business/managerial economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,084 and had an average of $21,728 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 226 business/managerial economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,800 and $26,792 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 190 business/managerial economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in business/managerial economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality business/managerial economics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the business/managerial economics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business/Managerial Economics in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 92 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #2 spot in our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst is $22,501 for new england region bachelor’s degree managerial economics students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at UMass Amherst

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine at Farmington. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Maine at Farmington is a small school located in Farmington, Maine that handed out 21 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree managerial economics students with aid list, UMaine Farmington has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $14,548 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Managerial Economics students with aid per year to attend UMaine Farmington.

Full UMaine Farmington Business/Managerial Economics Report

#3

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #3 spot on the list. UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.

UMaine also took the #4 spot in our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine is $17,558 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Managerial Economics students with aid.

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/Managerial Economics at University of Maine

#4

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Suffolk also made our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Suffolk is $30,701 for new england region bachelor’s degree managerial economics students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at Suffolk

#5

Nichols College

Dudley, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Nichols College landed the #5 spot on the list. Nichols is located in Dudley, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.

Nichols also took the #5 spot in our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Nichols is $27,721 for new england region bachelor’s degree managerial economics students with aid.

Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at Nichols

#6

Bentley University

Waltham, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #6, Bentley University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Bentley is a medium-sized school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 40 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Bentley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bentley University is $38,986 for new england region bachelor’s degree managerial economics students with aid.

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

Full Bentley University Business/Managerial 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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