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2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$44,249 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,572 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering School for You

With 1,254 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, electrical engineering is the #33 most popular major in Massachusetts.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value programs for EE students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

Check out the EE programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Schools

#1

Olin College

Needham, MA
$56,342 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Olin College the best value school in Massachusetts for electrical engineering students. Located in the suburb of Needham, Olin College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Olin College undergraduate students pay an average of $56,342 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$16,439 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great value for electrical engineering students. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Amherst are $16,439 per year. After completing their degree, EE graduates from UMass Amherst carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

$15,698 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 13 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

UMass Lowell undergraduate students pay an average of $15,698 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, EE majors at UMass Lowell accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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$55,878 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 13 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MIT are $55,878 a year. EE majors at MIT take out an average of $10,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

MIT also took the #1 spot in our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Northeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $57,592 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that EE majors at Northeastern take out is $24,392.

Northeastern also claimed a spot on our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA
$55,587 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical engineering students. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Harvard are $55,587 a year.

Harvard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list.

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$14,408 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking. UMass Dartmouth is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of North Dartmouth.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Dartmouth are $14,408 a year. While working on their degree, EE majors at UMass Dartmouth accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Report

With a ranking of #8, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WPI are $55,531 per year. After completing their degree, EE graduates from WPI carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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

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#9

Tufts University

Medford, MA
$63,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Tufts University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tufts are $63,000 a year.

Tufts excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list.

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$37,650 Average Tuition & Fees

Wentworth Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

WIT undergraduate students pay an average of $37,650 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that EE majors at WIT take out is $26,062.

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Best Value Electrical Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 241
New Hampshire 39
Maine 34
Rhode Island 63
Vermont 38

Electrical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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 NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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