2023 Best Value International and Comparative Education Schools in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid
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Ranked Colleges
27
Degrees Awarded
$36,600
Avg Net Price*
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 International and Comparative Education Schools in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
International & Comparative Education is the 724th most popular major in the country with 293 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 27 international and comparative education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international and comparative education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the international and comparative education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value International and Comparative Education Schools in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International and Comparative Education Schools in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 1 Best Value Colleges for International & Comparative Education in the New England Region (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value International and Comparative Education Schools in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Boston College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region international and comparative education students with aid list, Boston College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best International & Comparative Education Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Boston College is $36,599 for New England Region International and Comparative Education students with aid.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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
- *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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