2026 Best Value Value Schools in Massachusetts
[Value](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/marketing/digital-marketing/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 6 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value value schools.
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2026 Best Value Value Schools in Massachusetts
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the value degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Value Schools
Our analysis ranked Suffolk University the best value for a degree in value in Massachusetts. Suffolk University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. Students from in state pay about $47,550 in tuition and fees. Value graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, value degree recipients from Suffolk University generally make around $57,261. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Suffolk University admits about 82% of applicants.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Nichols College earned it the #2 place for value. Nichols College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dudley. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $42,705. Typical student debt for value graduates is $27,000. Value graduates of Nichols College earn a median of $52,388 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. Roughly 81% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 6 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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