2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Engineering is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,411 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 886 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 512 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire

#1 in overall quality

$58,120 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dartmouth College landed the #1 spot on the list. Dartmouth is a medium-sized school located in Hanover, New Hampshire that handed out 165 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Dartmouth also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dartmouth are $58,120, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at Dartmouth College

#2

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#3 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 56 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General 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 Brown are $60,363.

Read more about General Engineering at Brown

#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$25,558 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northeastern University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 265 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Northeastern also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at Northeastern University

#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#4 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 26 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General 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 University of Connecticut are $41,576.

Read full report on General Engineering at University of Connecticut

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

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 Rémi Kaupp.

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