Colleges with the Highest Earnings Relative to Net Price in New England

Colleges with the Highest Earnings Relative to Net Price in New England, ranked by earnings / annual net price. Region: Census New England division. Included states / district: CT ME MA NH RI VT. This ranks the named measure, not overall college quality. Annual earnings divided by annual net price above $3,000; not a lifetime ROI or payback estimate. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 104 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts7.13×5%1560$20k$143k96%4,5352 mi 2Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island5.94×92%990$9k$56k48%5,0494 mi 3University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, Maine5.82×100%—$7k$41k52%1,913107 mi 4Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine5.75×7%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 5Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts5.34×4%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 6Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts5.00×8%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 7Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine4.69×7%1501$17k$80k89%2,40735 mi 8Worcester State UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts4.53×88%1150$13k$61k61%3,93039 mi 9University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut4.51×88%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi 10University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut4.41×83%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 mi 11Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut4.23×4%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 12Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, Massachusetts3.88×85%1120$14k$55k44%1,10849 mi 13Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, Massachusetts3.82×95%—$22k$82k74%1,395< 1 mi 14University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts3.78×83%1285$17k$65k65%11,43424 mi 15Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, Massachusetts3.78×87%1150$14k$54k55%2,75241 mi 16University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts3.72×84%1194$18k$66k49%11,512< 1 mi 17Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island3.71×5%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 18University of Maine at AugustaAugusta, Maine3.69×——$11k$40k27%2,65919 mi 19University of Southern MainePortland, Maine3.67×79%1116$14k$50k40%4,2221 mi 20Salem State UniversitySalem, Massachusetts3.54×96%—$16k$57k50%4,291< 1 mi 21Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Massachusetts3.51×88%1180$16k$57k53%7,82913 mi 22Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, Connecticut3.47×73%1080$17k$59k48%7,82228 mi 23Westfield State UniversityWestfield, Massachusetts3.43×81%—$17k$57k54%3,61557 mi 24Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts3.41×11%1480$24k$83k89%18,2483 mi 25Western Connecticut State UniversityDanbury, Connecticut3.36×87%1110$18k$59k52%3,51120 mi 26Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts3.33×14%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 27Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts3.32×9%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 28Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire3.30×5%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 29University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, Massachusetts3.29×91%1182$21k$69k52%5,2215 mi 30University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island3.25×72%1160$21k$70k73%13,3815 mi 31Framingham State UniversityFramingham, Massachusetts3.25×84%1180$16k$52k48%2,56620 mi 32University of VermontBurlington, Vermont3.23×65%1374$19k$62k79%11,74366 mi 33University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts3.20×60%1423$22k$72k83%23,67170 mi 34Bentley UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts3.19×45%1352$38k$121k87%4,4749 mi 35Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesBoston, Massachusetts3.18×85%1269$40k$126k62%3,4513 mi 36Babson CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts3.06×17%1457$41k$124k93%2,72811 mi 37Keene State CollegeKeene, New Hampshire3.04×90%—$18k$54k60%2,69972 mi 38Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts2.99×5%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 39Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth, New Hampshire2.98×88%—$19k$57k52%3,15365 mi 40University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut2.95×52%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 41Norwich UniversityNorthfield, Vermont2.95×74%1190$22k$66k60%2,42898 mi 42University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire2.79×88%1218$24k$66k76%11,26110 mi 43University of MaineOrono, Maine2.78×97%—$18k$49k55%8,49624 mi 44Vermont State UniversityRandolph, Vermont2.76×82%—$18k$50k47%3,590109 mi 45Western New England UniversitySpringfield, Massachusetts2.68×83%1192$27k$73k64%2,60352 mi 46Eastern Connecticut State UniversityWillimantic, Connecticut2.68×83%1160$21k$56k58%3,41826 mi 47Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut2.64×91%—$21k$55k50%6,2953 mi 48University of Maine at FarmingtonFarmington, Maine2.64×97%1130$17k$44k52%1,14046 mi 49Trinity CollegeHartford, Connecticut2.61×29%1415$35k$91k84%2,14631 mi 50Emmanuel CollegeBoston, Massachusetts2.56×76%1250$27k$68k68%1,8543 mi 51Assumption UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts2.54×83%—$29k$75k75%1,66940 mi 52Simmons UniversityBoston, Massachusetts2.51×70%1316$25k$63k72%1,6703 mi 53Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts2.49×16%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 54Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, Connecticut2.45×16%1501$30k$74k93%3,06719 mi 55Saint Michael's CollegeColchester, Vermont2.43×85%1245$25k$61k73%1,09266 mi 56Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, Vermont2.42×11%1508$31k$76k91%2,73895 mi 57Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts2.42×91%1229$34k$83k68%3,7473 mi 58Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts2.40×60%—$43k$103k90%5,44738 mi 59Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine2.37×13%1468$29k$69k90%1,76018 mi 60Stonehill CollegeEaston, Massachusetts2.35×66%—$33k$78k76%2,52814 mi 61College of the Holy CrossWorcester, Massachusetts2.33×18%1353$39k$91k87%3,10636 mi 62Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts2.32×21%1500$28k$64k89%2,54467 mi 63American International CollegeSpringfield, Massachusetts2.28×100%—$23k$53k46%1,01752 mi 64Suffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts2.28×82%1216$30k$68k61%4,2681 mi 65Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton, Massachusetts2.27×68%1308$30k$68k73%1,77312 mi 66Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, Massachusetts2.21×36%1463$26k$58k84%2,16962 mi 67Bryant UniversitySmithfield, Rhode Island2.18×65%1265$41k$90k80%3,19410 mi 68Clark UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts2.17×40%1370$29k$62k77%2,21437 mi 69Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts2.16×41%1462$36k$77k86%3,61811 mi 70Husson UniversityBangor, Maine2.14×81%1180$21k$45k59%2,61818 mi 71Saint Anselm CollegeManchester, New Hampshire2.11×78%1201$35k$73k80%2,08734 mi 72Gordon CollegeWenham, Massachusetts2.09×69%1265$25k$52k69%1,2782 mi 73Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts2.08×11%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 74Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut2.07×37%1432$36k$75k82%1,9372 mi 75Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut2.06×72%1242$41k$84k76%6,5318 mi 76University of HartfordWest Hartford, Connecticut2.01×96%1219$30k$61k54%4,14634 mi 77Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, Massachusetts1.99×70%—$38k$76k70%3,91615 mi 78Unity Environmental UniversityNew Gloucester, Maine1.98×——$19k$38k29%6,48310 mi 79Salve Regina UniversityNewport, Rhode Island1.97×68%1232$37k$73k77%2,121< 1 mi 80Fisher CollegeBoston, Massachusetts1.86×71%—$27k$50k28%1,1671 mi 81Curry CollegeMilton, Massachusetts1.86×88%1125$29k$54k51%1,7806 mi 82Rivier UniversityNashua, New Hampshire1.86×83%1070$28k$52k52%1,23131 mi 83Roger Williams UniversityBristol, Rhode Island1.85×88%1223$38k$70k69%3,946< 1 mi 84Fairfield UniversityFairfield, Connecticut1.85×33%1335$48k$89k84%5,3732 mi 85University of BridgeportBridgeport, Connecticut1.81×83%—$28k$50k41%1,534< 1 mi 86Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, Massachusetts1.81×76%—$24k$44k69%1,8313 mi 87Lasell UniversityNewton, Massachusetts1.81×81%1100$28k$50k59%1,22610 mi 88Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island1.79×51%1346$49k$87k86%4,2293 mi 89Post UniversityWaterbury, Connecticut1.79×——$22k$39k25%13,60318 mi 90University of New HavenWest Haven, Connecticut1.76×60%1160$34k$60k63%4,8412 mi 91Nichols CollegeDudley, Massachusetts1.76×81%1140$33k$58k63%1,16332 mi 92Lesley UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts1.64×97%—$31k$51k58%1,1224 mi 93Champlain CollegeBurlington, Vermont1.63×83%1312$36k$58k65%2,75266 mi 94Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, Connecticut1.63×65%—$46k$75k73%7,0874 mi 95Springfield CollegeSpringfield, Massachusetts1.57×72%1275$31k$48k74%1,75152 mi 96New England CollegeHenniker, New Hampshire1.56×92%—$27k$42k35%1,02254 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.