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2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

10 Ranked Colleges
3,603 Degrees Awarded
$39,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 200,458 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, engineering is the 6th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across Massachusetts, there were 9,337 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,600 and $25,045 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,603 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in Massachusetts

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 138 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 200 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell also took the #8 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 1,583 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree engineering students list, Northeastern has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558.

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#4

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 375 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree engineering students list, WPI has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WPI are $29,040.

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#5

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. North Dartmouth, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Dartmouth also made our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth are $30,153.

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#10 in overall quality

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 111 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $24,938, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Harvard University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Harvard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 179 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654.

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#8

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Tufts University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Tufts is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 91 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree engineering students list, Tufts has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168.

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#9

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 525 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT also made our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719.

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#10

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Boston University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 338 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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.

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