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2025 Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

4 Colleges in the New England Region
560 Master's Degrees
$98,768 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on getting your master's degree in general engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #59 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of general engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 560 master's degrees in general engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region The engineering master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general engineering students working on their master's degree.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Engineering in the New England Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general engineering.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Engineering

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
155 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Dartmouth College if you want to pursue a master's degree in general engineering. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the town of Hanover.More information about a master’s in general engineering from Dartmouth College

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Brown University
Providence, RI
103 Annual Graduates

Brown University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general engineering. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in general engineering from Brown University

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Northeastern University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general engineering. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.

Soon after graduation, engineering master's recipients usually earn about $89,698 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in general engineering from Northeastern University

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It is difficult to beat University of Connecticut if you want to pursue a master's degree in general engineering. Located in the town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Those general engineering students who get their master's degree from University of Connecticut make $3,628 more than the average engineering graduate.

More information about a master’s in general engineering from University of Connecticut

Best General Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 222 319
Connecticut 153 49
Rhode Island 127 56
New Hampshire 108 153

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General Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Engineering Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Engineering 559
Applied Engineering 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Engineering 1,065
Electrical Engineering 709
Mechanical Engineering 586
Other Engineering 364
Biomedical Engineering 327
Civil Engineering 323
Systems Engineering 277
Robotics Engineering 224
Industrial Engineering 133
Engineering Science 131

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