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Top Business Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
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Our rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in Massachusetts for business students working on their bachelor’s degree.
The average tuition and fees at MIT is $55,878. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $12,518 in loans while pursuing their degree.
MIT is primarily an online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Out of the 44 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 2 spot on the list.
If you want to attend Boston College, expect to pay an average of $61,706 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Boston College accumulate an average of $15,477 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Boston College. In fact, around 94% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Holy Cross. It ranked #3 on our list.
Holy Cross does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $56,540. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,694 in student loans.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bentley University is a great place for business students working on their bachelor’s degree.
By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,292 in student loans.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Bentley. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Out of the 44 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 5 spot on the list.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $57,592 to cover tuition and fees at Northeastern. The school does not offer an in-state discount. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $25,731 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online courses are available at Northeastern, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 58% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #6, Boston University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their bachelor’s degree.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $59,816 to cover tuition and fees at Boston U. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Boston U accumulate an average of $22,561 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Boston U does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 2% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $55,531 to cover tuition and fees at WPI. The school does not offer an in-state discount. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $23,356 in loans while pursuing their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at WPI. In 2019-2020 about 2% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Brandeis University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $60,006 to cover tuition and fees at Brandeis. The school does not offer an in-state discount.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Brandeis. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Bay State College landed the #9 spot in the rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business programs.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $29,500 to cover tuition and fees at Bay State College. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Bay State College accumulate an average of $36,728 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Bay State College does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 54% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Smith College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.
Smith does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $56,114. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Smith accumulate an average of $20,134 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, Smith is an excellent choice, since the school is online.
Emerson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list.
If you want to attend Emerson, expect to pay an average of $51,286 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $22,863 in loans while pursuing their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Emerson. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 25% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Stonehill College landed the #12 spot in the rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business programs.
Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Stonehill accumulate an average of $23,549 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Online courses are available at Stonehill, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #13, Wentworth Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their bachelor’s degree.
If you want to attend WIT, expect to pay an average of $37,650 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,513 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that WIT does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $13,392 to cover tuition and fees at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. The school does not offer an in-state discount. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $26,193 in student loans.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 81% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Endicott College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
The average tuition and fees at Endicott is $36,614. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,286 in student loans.
Endicott does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 28% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #16, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their bachelor’s degree.
Students from Massachusetts who attend UMass Amherst full time pay an average of $16,439 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $36,964. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,365 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online classes at UMass Amherst. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
Western New England University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Western New England does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $40,380. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,926 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that Western New England does offer online classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 59% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Wheaton College Massachusetts came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
If you want to attend Wheaton College Massachusetts, expect to pay an average of $58,180 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,908 in student loans.
Online courses are available at Wheaton College Massachusetts, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 93% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Assumption University ranked #19 on this year’s list.
Assumption does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $45,900. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Assumption accumulate an average of $25,068 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, Assumption is an excellent choice, since the school is online.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list.
Full-time students from Massachusetts pay an average of $15,698 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend UMass Lowell. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $33,624. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from UMass Lowell accumulate an average of $26,907 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
UMass Lowell does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
Eastern Nazarene College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
The average tuition and fees at ENC is $30,966. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from ENC accumulate an average of $33,556 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at ENC. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 48% took at least some of their classes online.
Gordon College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Gordon College does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $26,250. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $23,507 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online courses are available at Gordon College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 56% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Clark University landed the #23 spot in the rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business programs.
The average tuition and fees at Clark is $50,302. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Clark accumulate an average of $23,614 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Since Clark is primarily an online school, it is an excellent choice for undergraduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Simmons University landed the #24 spot in the rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business programs.
The average tuition and fees at Simmons is $43,062. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Simmons accumulate an average of $24,691 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Simmons is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Merrimack College ranked #25 on this year’s list.
Merrimack does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $46,916. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $23,211 in loans while pursuing their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Merrimack does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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