2026 Best Value Other Marketing Schools in Massachusetts

[Other Marketing](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/marketing/marketing-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools to find the best return on investment for other marketing students.
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2026 Best Value Other Marketing Schools in Massachusetts
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in other marketing, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Other Marketing Schools
Boston University earned the #1 spot for value among other marketing schools in Massachusetts. Set in the city of Boston, Boston University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $68,102. Typical student debt for other marketing graduates is $25,232. Other Marketing graduates of Boston University earn a median of $61,136 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 11% of applicants are accepted.
Suffolk University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value other marketing schools. Suffolk University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $47,550. Other Marketing graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Early-career other marketing graduates make about $54,017. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. Suffolk University admits about 82% of applicants.
Western New England University is a great value for students pursuing a degree in other marketing, landing the #3 spot this year. Western New England University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $47,820. Typical student debt for other marketing graduates is $26,949. Soon after graduation, other marketing degree recipients from Western New England University generally make around $64,056. That is a strong return on a $26,949 median debt. Western New England University admits about 84% of applicants.
A rank of #4 makes Emerson College one of the best values for other marketing. Emerson College is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $57,056. Other Marketing graduates carry a median of $24,250 in student loans. Soon after graduation, other marketing degree recipients from Emerson College generally make around $54,563. Set against $24,250 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Emerson College admits about 51% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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 · 8 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.