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2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
99 Degrees Awarded
$36,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Chemical Engineering is the 66th most popular major in the country with 13,610 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, chemical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $62,963 and had an average of $22,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 864 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,820 and $24,439 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 99 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in chemical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality chemical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the chemical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

MIT also took the #1 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at MIT

#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Rhode Island is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree chem eng students with aid list, URI has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full URI Chemical Engineering Report

#3

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

UMaine also took the #9 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Maine

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a fairly large public school situated in Lowell, Massachusetts. It awarded 14 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMass Lowell Chemical Engineering Report

#5

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #5 spot on the list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #5 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at UCONN

#6

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#7

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Tufts University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Tufts also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Tufts

#8

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Northeastern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 46 degrees to qualified masters’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also took the #2 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northeastern Chemical Engineering Report

#9

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 9 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WPI, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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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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