Best ROI Colleges in Massachusetts

25 schools ranked by median earnings relative to net price — the schools where the math actually works. Updated from the latest federal filings.

#	School	Net Price	Grad Rate	Earnings 10yr	Acceptance
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge · private	$20,111	96.4%	$143,372	4.5%
2	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham · private	$25,171	95.9%	$129,455	25.2%
3	MCPHS University Boston · private	$39,545	77.8%	$125,557	85.2%
4	Babson College Wellesley · private	$40,514	92.3%	$123,938	17.1%
5	Bentley University Waltham · private	$37,930	89.0%	$120,959	45.1%
6	Boston College Chestnut Hill · private	$41,704	91.3%	$103,937	16.4%
7	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester · private	$43,071	88.4%	$103,470	60.2%
8	Harvard University Cambridge · private	$19,066	98.4%	$101,817	3.6%
9	Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Medford · private	—	69.5%	$101,466	—
10	Northeastern University Boston · private	$30,915	91.1%	$92,538	5.2%
11	Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston · private	—	62.7%	$92,538	—
12	College of the Holy Cross Worcester · private	$38,782	92.0%	$90,543	17.6%
13	Williams College Williamstown · private	$17,716	95.5%	$88,665	8.3%
14	Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing Brockton · private	$22,761	—	$88,084	34.2%
15	MGH Institute of Health Professions Boston · private	—	96.9%	$87,130	—
16	Wellesley College Wellesley · private	$25,496	91.6%	$84,803	14.1%
17	Boston University Boston · private	$24,402	87.4%	$83,238	11.1%
18	Tufts University Medford · private	$39,998	94.2%	$83,214	11.5%
19	Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston · private	$34,170	69.1%	$82,721	91.2%
20	Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay · public	$21,582	80.1%	$82,392	94.7%
21	Stonehill College Easton · private	$33,016	82.3%	$77,745	66.3%
22	Amherst College Amherst · private	$23,367	93.2%	$77,644	9.0%
23	Brandeis University Waltham · private	$35,736	88.1%	$77,231	40.5%
24	Merrimack College North Andover · private	$37,927	69.2%	$75,584	70.0%
25	Assumption University Worcester · private	$29,498	70.2%	$74,895	83.0%

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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.