UMass Boston’s Value

Spend Smart – Your education is an investment
Affordable Tuition - One of the best educational values in Boston
Generous Aid - $159 million awarded in financial aid and scholarships each year

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Prestige - Selected for Princeton Review’s “Best in the Northeast” list in each of the last three years
Quality - Celebrated faculty and ground-breaking research
Renown – Ranked in the First Tier of National Universities by U.S. News & World Report (2018)

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Responsible – Our graduates complete college with less debt than the national average.
Valuable – UMass Boston is Boston’s public research university, leading our city with pioneering work in the fields of healthcare, the environment, and technology.
17:1 Student-Faculty Ratio – Smaller classes and approachable faculty. UMass Boston students don't trade quality for affordability. Learn from distinguished professors that you can access.