Best Public Universities in New England

Best Public Universities in New England, ranked by median 10-year earnings. Region: Census New England division. Included states / district: CT ME MA NH RI VT. Median earnings of federally aided former students who are working and not enrolled, 10 years after entry; includes students who did not graduate. “Best” on this page means highest reported earnings, not an overall quality score. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 31 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, Massachusetts95%—$22k$82k74%1,395< 1 mi 2University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut52%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 3University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut83%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 mi 4University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut88%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi 5University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts60%1423$22k$72k83%23,67170 mi 6University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island72%1160$21k$70k73%13,3815 mi 7University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, Massachusetts91%1182$21k$69k52%5,2215 mi 8University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire88%1218$24k$66k76%11,26110 mi 9University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts84%1194$18k$66k49%11,512< 1 mi 10University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts83%1285$17k$65k65%11,43424 mi 11University of VermontBurlington, Vermont65%1374$19k$62k79%11,74366 mi 12Worcester State UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts88%1150$13k$61k61%3,93039 mi 13Western Connecticut State UniversityDanbury, Connecticut87%1110$18k$59k52%3,51120 mi 14Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, Connecticut73%1080$17k$59k48%7,82228 mi 15Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Massachusetts88%1180$16k$57k53%7,82913 mi 16Westfield State UniversityWestfield, Massachusetts81%—$17k$57k54%3,61557 mi 17Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth, New Hampshire88%—$19k$57k52%3,15365 mi 18Salem State UniversitySalem, Massachusetts96%—$16k$57k50%4,291< 1 mi 19Eastern Connecticut State UniversityWillimantic, Connecticut83%1160$21k$56k58%3,41826 mi 20Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island92%990$9k$56k48%5,0494 mi 21Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut91%—$21k$55k50%6,2953 mi 22Keene State CollegeKeene, New Hampshire90%—$18k$54k60%2,69972 mi 23Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, Massachusetts87%1150$14k$54k55%2,75241 mi 24Framingham State UniversityFramingham, Massachusetts84%1180$16k$52k48%2,56620 mi 25Vermont State UniversityRandolph, Vermont82%—$18k$50k47%3,590109 mi 26University of Southern MainePortland, Maine79%1116$14k$50k40%4,2221 mi 27University of MaineOrono, Maine97%—$18k$49k55%8,49624 mi 28University of Maine at FarmingtonFarmington, Maine97%1130$17k$44k52%1,14046 mi 29Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, Massachusetts76%—$24k$44k69%1,8313 mi 30University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, Maine100%—$7k$41k52%1,913107 mi 31University of Maine at AugustaAugusta, Maine——$11k$40k27%2,65919 mi

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