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2026 Best Value Value Schools in the New England Region

1 Colleges in the United States
$13,516 Avg Student Debt
$143,372 Avg Median Earnings (10yr)
2026 Best Value Value Badge [Value](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/economics-and-computer-science/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for value students.

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2026 Best Value Value Schools in the New England Region

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

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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology tops our 2026 list of the best value value schools in the New England Region. Set in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology is a large private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $62,396. Typical student debt for value graduates is $13,516. Soon after graduation, value degree recipients from Massachusetts Institute Of Technology generally make around $113,129. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 4%.

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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 · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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