2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Massachusetts

A master's degree in general engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #54 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the most popular for general engineering students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 265 master's degrees in general engineering to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in engineering matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Massachusetts ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality general engineering program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank General Engineering Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for general engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Engineering in Massachusetts

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for general engineering students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Engineering Students Working on Their Master's

1

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

265 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northeastern University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general engineering. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in general engineering in Massachusetts.

There were about 265 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.

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

2

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network
Boston, MA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general engineering. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. More information about a master’s in general engineering from Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

2

Merrimack College
North Andover, MA

Merrimack College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general engineering. Located in the large suburb of North Andover, Merrimack is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. More information about a master’s in general engineering from Merrimack College

Best General Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	150	38
Rhode Island	116	63
New Hampshire	102	175

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Rankings in Majors Related to Engineering

One of 40 majors within the Engineering area of study, General Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	265

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Engineering	819
Electrical Engineering	545
Mechanical Engineering	533
Systems Engineering	309
Civil Engineering	205
Other Engineering	176
Biomedical Engineering	132
Industrial Engineering	117
Chemical Engineering	93
Engineering Science	80

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp. More about our data sources and methodologies.