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2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
224 Degrees Awarded
$28,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 6,319 people earned their degree in engineering-related fields, making the major the 120th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering-related fields graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $73,026 and had an average of $26,903 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 240 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $98,500 and $25,324 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 224 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in engineering-related fields. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering-related fields programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering-related fields program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

#1

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Tufts is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 86 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Maritime Academy. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Maritime, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Maritime are $17,372.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Engineering-Related Fields Report

#4

Western New England University

Springfield, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western New England University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 15 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

Western New England did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western New England University are $25,812, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Western New England Engineering-Related Fields Report

#5

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at New England Tech, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New England Tech are $14,205, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full New England Institute of Technology Engineering-Related Fields Report

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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