U.S. News Ranks Massachusetts as #1 for Education

The U.S. News & World Report released their 2018 Best States report based on a total of 77 metrics

Using McKinsey & Company's Leading States Index, each state was assessed under eight major categories with the following weighted values:

• Health Care: 16.1 percent
• Education: 15.5 percent
• Economy: 14.4 percent
• Opportunity: 13.4 percent
• Infrastructure: 12.5 percent
• Crime & Corrections: 10.6 percent
• Fiscal Stability: 9.5 percent
• Quality of Life: 8.1 percent

 

Massachusetts earned the eighth spot in the overall state ranking. New Hampshire (#5) and Vermont #9 were the other states from New England who ranked in the Top 10. Here's how Massachusetts lined up in the 2018 Best States report:

• Overall Rank: #8
• Education: #1
• Crime & Corrections: #5
• Healthcare: #5
• Economy: #9
• Quality of Life: #25
• Fiscal Stability: #40
• Infrastructure: #45

Learn more about the full methodology and the other state rankings on the U.S. News & World Report website. 

Another study published earlier this year recognized Massachusetts as the "Best State to Raise a Family."