2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Systems Engineering in the New England Region (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

General Systems Engineering is the 212th most popular major in the country with 3,604 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 376 general systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 324 general systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general systems engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general systems engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general systems engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Systems Engineering in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$56,719 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 177 masters’s general systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full MIT General Systems Engineering Report

#2

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#4 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Systems Engineering at Boston U

#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$25,558 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 63 diplomas to qualified masters’s general systems engineering students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best General Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Systems Engineering at Northeastern

#4

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$29,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 51 diplomas to qualified masters’s general systems engineering students in 2019-2020.

WPI also made our “Best General Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Systems Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Systems Engineering (With Aid)

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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