Other Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #91 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Other Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 364 master's degrees in other engineering to qualified students.
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:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on other engineering students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other other engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for other engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other engineering related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for other engineering students working on their master's degree.
The other 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 the Best Other Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Other Engineering in Massachusetts
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in other engineering.
Top Massachusetts Schools for a Master's in Other Engineering
It is hard to beat Northeastern University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in other engineering. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.
Master's students who receive their degree from the other engineering program make around $81,287 in their early career salary.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a wonderful option for students interested in a master's degree in other engineering. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.
Other Engineering master's degree recipients from Worcester Polytechnic Institute receive an earnings boost of approximately $6,336 above the typical earnings of other engineering graduates.
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.