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2026 Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools in the New England Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the science, technology & society degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools
Our analysis ranked Colby College the best value for a degree in science, technology & society in the New England Region. Set in the town of Waterville, Colby College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $69,600. Students borrow a median of $22,016 to complete the science, technology & society program here. Early-career science, technology & society graduates make about $46,772. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 7%.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Brown University earned it the #2 place for science, technology & society. Located in the city of Providence, Brown University is a large private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $71,312 in tuition and fees. Science, Technology & Society graduates carry a median of $13,025 in student loans. Soon after graduation, science, technology & society degree recipients from Brown University generally make around $166,469. That is a strong return on a $13,025 median debt. The acceptance rate is 5%.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Wesleyan University earned it the #3 place for science, technology & society. Wesleyan University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Middletown. Students from in state pay about $70,042 in tuition and fees. Science, Technology & Society graduates carry a median of $16,125 in student loans. Early-career science, technology & society graduates make about $39,764. Set against $16,125 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Wesleyan University admits about 16% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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 · 10 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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[Science, Technology & Society](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/science-technology-and-society/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
