2021 Best Affordable Colleges in the New England Region for Students from Bahamas

When it comes to choosing a college, international students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its Best Value Colleges for Bahamian Students in the New England Region ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across the New England Region to determine which were the best for Bahamian students in the New England Region. Our ranking methodology focuses on a number of different objective factors - such as the overall value of the school, number of total international students at the school, and the percentage of international students on campus - to make this determination.

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Top Value Colleges in the New England Region for Students from Bahamas

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Providence, RI

$35,950 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

5.1% International Students

Our analysis found Johnson & Wales University - Providence to be the best affordable school for Bahamian students in the New England Region in this year’s ranking. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,075 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 5.1% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and Saudi Arabia come to JWU Providence to study. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at JWU Providence runs, on average, about $35,950. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $14,706 per year.

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2

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

$57,592 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

29.2% International Students

A rank of #2 on our list means Northeastern University is a great place for Bahamian students in the New England Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 4,358 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 29.2% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Taiwan come to Northeastern to study. International students at Northeastern can expect to pay, on average, about $57,592 a year to attend the school. Graduate students pay around $26,095 a year in average tuition and fees.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 schools only.

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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.