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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Health & Wellness (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

7 Ranked Colleges
206 Degrees Awarded
$15,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Health & Wellness is the 159th most popular major in the country with 5,006 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 262 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 206 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general health and wellness. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general health and wellness programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general health and wellness program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Health & Wellness (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #1 spot on the list. UVM is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 30 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $12,715 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UVM.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UVM General Health & Wellness Report

#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. URI is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 104 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

URI also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for URI is $15,509 for new england region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on General Health & Wellness at URI

#3

Castleton University

Castleton, Vermont
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Castleton University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Castleton is a public institution located in Castleton, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Castleton also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Castleton University is $14,753 for new england region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Castleton University General Health & Wellness Report

#4

Keene State College

Keene, New Hampshire
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Keene State College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Keene, New Hampshire, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

Keene State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $14,717 for new england region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Keene State College.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at Keene State College

#5

Granite State College

Concord, New Hampshire
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Granite State College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. GSC is located in Concord, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.

GSC also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $11,114 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend GSC.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at GSC

#6

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Southern Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. SCSU is a medium-sized school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 3 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCSU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Connecticut State University is $19,028 for new england region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at Southern Connecticut State University

#3 in overall quality

Saint Joseph’s College of Maine came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a small school located in Standish, Maine that handed out 13 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Joseph’s Maine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $23,029 for new england region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine.

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 General Health & Wellness at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine

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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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