2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering in Massachusetts

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,802 people earned their degree in general environmental engineering, making the major the 226th most popular in the United States.

Across Massachusetts, there were 35 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general environmental engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general environmental 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 general environmental engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree environmental engineering students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering in Massachusetts

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 spot on the list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s environmental engineering degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341.

Full UMass Amherst General Environmental Engineering Report

#2

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$29,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

WPI also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at WPI are $29,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at WPI

#3

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$56,719 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s environmental engineering degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full MIT General Environmental Engineering 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alesia Goosic.

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