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2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$44,023 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 537 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, chemical engineering is the #66 most popular major in Massachusetts.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Massachusetts to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for chem eng students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for chem eng majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts - Lowell the best value school in Massachusetts for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Lowell are $15,698 a year. The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at UMass Lowell take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,195.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Lowell Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great value for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

UMass Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $16,439 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Chem Eng majors at UMass Amherst take out an average of $24,474 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great value for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MIT are $55,878 per year.

MIT not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

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Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

WPI undergraduate students pay an average of $55,531 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $434, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Chemical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Northeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $57,592 in in-state tuition and fees each year. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $364.

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #6, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tufts are $63,000 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Tufts also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Value Chemical Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 94
New Hampshire 37
Maine 36
Rhode Island 46

One of 40 majors within the area of study, chemical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • 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 Mikulova.

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