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2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
545 Degrees Awarded
$39,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value EE Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 30,670 people earned their degree in electrical engineering, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $70,098 and had an average of $23,581 in loans still to pay off.

Across Massachusetts, there were 1,295 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $85,169 and $24,372 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 545 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in electrical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great electrical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the electrical 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 EE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Massachusetts

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 75 diplomas to qualified masters’s EE students in 2019-2020.

MIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719.

Full MIT Electrical Engineering Report

#2

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k. Northeastern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 140 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree ee students whose families make $30-$48k list, Northeastern has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northeastern Electrical Engineering Report

#3

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 23 degrees to qualified masters’s EE students in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #4 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Tufts University

#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s EE degrees to 111 students in 2019-2020.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 75 diplomas to qualified masters’s EE students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst

University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified masters’s EE students in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

#7

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s EE students in 2019-2020.

UMass Dartmouth also took the #0 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Dartmouth are $30,153.

Full UMass Dartmouth Electrical Engineering Report

#8

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 69 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

WPI also took the #2 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” 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 Electrical 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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