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2026 Best Value Value Schools in Massachusetts

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.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for value students.

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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

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Leading the list is Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, our #1 best value for value in Massachusetts. Massachusetts Institute Of Technology is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. Students from in state pay about $62,396 in tuition and fees. Value graduates carry a median of $13,516 in student loans. Early-career value graduates make about $113,129. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Massachusetts Institute Of Technology admits about 4% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, 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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