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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
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology earned the #1 spot for value among value schools in Massachusetts. Massachusetts Institute Of Technology is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. In-state tuition and fees average $62,396. Typical student debt for value graduates is $13,516. Early-career value graduates make about $113,129. Set against $13,516 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 4% of applicants are accepted.
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 · 2 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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by our College Data Analytics Team
[Value](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/economics-and-computer-science/general/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
