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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Individualized Studies in the New England Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
240 Degrees Awarded
$31,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Individualized Studies is the 35th most popular major in the country with 36,493 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 970 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 240 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in individualized studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent individualized studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the individualized studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Individualized Studies 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 Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Individualized Studies in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Westfield State University

Westfield, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Westfield State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Westfield State University is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.

Westfield not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Individualized Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Westfield State University is $19,167 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Studies students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at Westfield State University

#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#4 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 #2 for the Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 95 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Individualized Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $22,501 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Studies students with aid per year to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#3

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Salem, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Salem State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Individualized Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $18,399 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Studies students with aid per year to attend Salem State University.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Salem State

#4

Providence College

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Providence College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 3 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree individualized studies students with aid list, Providence has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Individualized Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Providence is $38,296 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Studies students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 92%.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at Providence College

#5

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lesley University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 75 degrees to qualified bachelors’s individualized studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lesley, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Individualized Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $33,644 for new england region bachelor’s degree individualized studies students with aid per year to attend Lesley.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Lesley

#6

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire
#2 in overall quality

Southern New Hampshire University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. SNHU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Manchester, New Hampshire. It awarded 5 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SNHU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Individualized Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SNHU is $41,095 for new england region bachelor’s degree individualized studies students with aid.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at SNHU

#7

Landmark College

Putney, Vermont
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Landmark College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Landmark College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Putney, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Landmark College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Individualized Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $47,373 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Studies students with aid per year to attend Landmark College.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Landmark College

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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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