by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 16 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for engineering students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5,183 master's degrees in engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The engineering master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
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.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for engineering students working on their master's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in engineering.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a master's degree in engineering. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.More information about a master’s in engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dartmouth College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in engineering. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in engineering from Dartmouth College
Every student who is interested in a master's degree in engineering has to look into Brown University. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence.More information about a master’s in engineering from Brown University
Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in engineering has to take a look at Tufts University. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in engineering from Tufts University
Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in engineering from Northeastern University
Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute
UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the town of Storrs.More information about a master’s in engineering from University of Connecticut
Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in engineering from Boston University
UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the city of Amherst.More information about a master’s in engineering from University of Massachusetts Amherst
UMass Lowell is a large public university located in the suburb of Lowell.More information about a master’s in engineering from University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Explore the best engineering schools for a specific state in the New England Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 34 | 3,995 |
| Rhode Island | 32 | 123 |
| Connecticut | 30 | 497 |
| New Hampshire | 27 | 190 |
| Maine | 27 | 26 |
| Vermont | 25 | 56 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Engineering | 1,065 |
| Electrical Engineering | 709 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 586 |
| General Engineering | 560 |
| Other Engineering | 364 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 327 |
| Civil Engineering | 323 |
| Systems Engineering | 277 |
| Robotics Engineering | 224 |
| Industrial Engineering | 133 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 2,385 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 1,352 |
| Architecture & Related Services | 950 |
| Natural Resources & Conservation | 695 |
| Physical Sciences | 574 |
| Engineering Technologies | 456 |
| Agriculture & Agriculture Operations | 132 |
| Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | 31 |
| Science Technologies / Technicians | 3 |
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