2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Engineering School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general engineering was ranked #80 in the country. In fact 11,796 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value General Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Top 10 Best General Engineering Schools
Our analysis found Massachusetts Maritime Academy to be the best value school for general engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Maritime is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Buzzards Bay.
Maritime undergraduate students pay an average of $25,104 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Olin College is a great value for general engineering students. Olin College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Needham.
Olin College undergraduate students pay an average of $56,342 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at Olin College take out is $14,492.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northeastern are $57,592 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Northeastern is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Schools in the New England Region list.
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The excellent programs at Dartmouth College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in the New England Region . Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dartmouth are $60,648 per year.
Dartmouth not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best General Engineering Schools in the New England Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brown are $62,304 a year. Engineering majors at Brown take out an average of $14,750 in student loans while working on their egree.
Brown also made our Best General Engineering Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #5.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCONN are $41,192 a year.
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Tufts University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tufts are $63,000 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Tufts also did well on our Best General Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Trinity College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hartford.
Trinity Bantams undergraduate students pay an average of $61,370 in tuition and fees each year. Engineering majors at Trinity Bantams take out an average of $21,625 in student loans while working on their egree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Trinity Bantams also is in the top 10% of our Best General Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking.
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Wentworth Institute of Technology landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general engineering programs. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
WIT undergraduate students pay an average of $37,650 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, engineering majors at WIT accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #10, Roger Williams University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general engineering students. Located in the suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RWU are $37,355 per year.
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Request InformationBest General Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best general engineering colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 632 |
| Connecticut | 81 |
| New Hampshire | 160 |
| Maine | 14 |
| Rhode Island | 145 |
| Vermont | 11 |
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Majors Related to Engineering
One of 40 majors within the area of study, general engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Engineering
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 16 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 Rémi Kaupp.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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