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434with a Strong ROI verdict
College Scorecard · 2026 release
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3,376 matching colleges · Showing 1,417–1,440
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Payback guideStrong ≤5 yearsSolid ≤10Slow ≤20Weak >20 or no payback
Massachusetts 85 matching
View state rankingStrong ROI
Assumption University
Worcester, MA
Net price / year$29,498Payback4.4 years
Weak ROI
Greenfield Community College
Greenfield, MA
Net price / year$7,679PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay, MA
Net price / year$21,582Payback2.5 years
Weak ROI
Berkshire Community College
Pittsfield, MA
Net price / year$9,921PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Gordon College
Wenham, MA
Net price / year$24,883Payback26.5 years
Weak ROI
Lasell University
Newton, MA
Net price / year$27,511Payback81.8 years
Weak ROI
Fisher College
Boston, MA
Net price / year$26,649Payback81.4 years
Slow ROI
Nichols College
Dudley, MA
Net price / year$33,036Payback13.6 years
Weak ROI
Lesley University
Cambridge, MA
Net price / year$31,152Payback44.3 years
Solid ROI
Bay Path University
Longmeadow, MA
Net price / year$14,271Payback8.1 years
Weak ROI
Dean College
Franklin, MA
Net price / year$30,684PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
American International College
Springfield, MA
Net price / year$23,274Payback19.5 years
Weak ROI
Regis College
Weston, MA
Net price / year$27,477Payback24.4 years
Weak ROI
College of Our Lady of the Elms
Chicopee, MA
Net price / year$17,545Payback22.1 years
Weak ROI
Anna Maria College
Paxton, MA
Net price / year$28,333PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Hampshire College
Amherst, MA
Net price / year$24,034PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
North Adams, MA
Net price / year$16,068PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Cambridge College
Boston, MA
Net price / year$31,072PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Laboure College of Healthcare
Milton, MA
Net price / year$36,863Payback5.3 years
Solid ROI
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
Boston, MA
Net price / year$15,488Payback6.7 years
Weak ROI
Urban College of Boston
Boston, MA
Net price / year$6,957PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts
North Andover, MA
Net price / year$16,164Payback13.7 years
Weak ROI
The New England Conservatory of Music
Boston, MA
Net price / year$46,754PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
Needham, MA
Net price / year$25,171Payback1.2 years