2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
The Best Value Trade School Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 84 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for trade school students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Trade Schools in the New England Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Granite State College to be the best value school for trade school students in the New England Region . GSC is a public institution located in Concord, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 586 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at GSC are $9,150 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GSC is ranked #4 for overall quality in the New England Region .
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bunker Hill Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,329 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BHCC are $10,224 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BHCC is ranked #3 for overall quality in the New England Region .
The excellent programs at Charter Oak State College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in the New England Region . This small public school is located in New Britain, Connecticut, and it awarded 612 degrees in 2021-2022.
Charter Oak State College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,796 in tuition and fees each year.
Charter Oak State College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Trade Schools in the New England Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Wachusett Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in the New England Region list. Located in Gardner, Massachusetts, the small public school awarded 687 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MWCC are $10,680 per year.
MWCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Trade Schools in the New England Region list.
The excellent programs at North Shore Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in the New England Region . Located in Danvers, Massachusetts, the small public school handed out 887 degrees in 2021-2022.
North Shore Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,920 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Shore Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Eastern Maine Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Located in Bangor, Maine, the small public school awarded 365 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Eastern Maine Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,757 in tuition and fees each year.
Springfield Technical Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Springfield Technical Community College is a small public school located in Springfield, Massachusetts that handed out 851 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at STCC are $10,728 a year.
York County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #8 on the list. Wells, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 193 students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at York County Community College are $6,640 per year.
Roxbury Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the New England Region list. This small public school is located in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts, and it awarded 135 degrees in 2021-2022.
Roxbury Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,088 in tuition and fees each year.
Roxbury Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Trade Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Southern Maine Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Located in South Portland, Maine, the medium-sized public school awarded 804 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at SMCC are $6,677 a year.
White Mountains Community College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Located in Berlin, New Hampshire, the very small public school handed out 205 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at White Mountains Community College are $15,300 a year.
White Mountains Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Trade Schools in the New England Region list.
Greenfield Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in the New England Region ranking. Greenfield Community College is a small public school located in Greenfield, Massachusetts that handed out 274 degrees in 2021-2022.
Greenfield Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,762 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Greenfield Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Trade Schools in the New England Region list.
Cape Cod Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the New England Region list. Located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts, the small public school awarded 487 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Cape Cod Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,536 in tuition and fees each year.
Massachusetts Bay Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the New England Region list. MassBay Community College is a small public school situated in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. It awarded 557 degrees in 2021-2022.
MassBay Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,320 in tuition and fees each year.
Quincy College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in the New England Region ranking. Quincy College is a small public school located in Quincy, Massachusetts that handed out 424 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Quincy College are $7,344 a year.
Tunxis Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the New England Region list. Tunxis Community College is a public institution located in Farmington, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 591 degrees in 2021-2022.
Tunxis Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,220 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Tunxis Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Northern Maine Community College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Northern Maine Community College is a very small public school located in Presque Isle, Maine that handed out 108 degrees in 2021-2022.
Northern Maine Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,610 in tuition and fees each year.
Massasoit Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the New England Region list. Massasoit Community College is a small public school located in Brockton, Massachusetts that handed out 837 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Massasoit Community College are $10,320 a year.
Northern Essex Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #19 on the list. Northern Essex Community College is a small public school located in Haverhill, Massachusetts that handed out 669 degrees in 2021-2022.
NECC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,472 in tuition and fees each year.
Gateway Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 763 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Gateway Community College are $14,140 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Gateway Community College also did well on our Best Trade Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Middlesex Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the New England Region list. Middlesex Community College is a public institution located in Bedford, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 898 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middlesex Community College are $12,170 per year.
Berkshire Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the New England Region list. BCC is a public institution located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 277 degrees in 2021-2022.
BCC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,108 in tuition and fees each year.
Bristol Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in Fall River, Massachusetts, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,055 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Bristol are $10,224 a year.
Great Bay Community College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Great Bay Community College is a public institution located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 313 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Great Bay Community College are $15,450 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Great Bay Community College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Trade Schools in the New England Region list.
University of Maine at Presque Isle came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in the New England Region ranking. Presque Isle, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 272 students in 2021-2022.
UMPI undergraduate students pay an average of $13,520 in tuition and fees each year.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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