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.
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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 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Maritime Academy the best value school in the New England Region for general engineering students. Maritime is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Buzzards Bay.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Maritime are $25,104 per year.
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The excellent programs at Olin College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in the New England Region . Olin College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Needham.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Olin College are $56,342 a year. The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at Olin College take out is $14,492.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great value for general engineering students. 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 tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Northeastern also did well on our Best General Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 16 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dartmouth College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Dartmouth are $60,648 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Dartmouth is ranked #3 for overall quality for engineering in the New England Region .
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Brown University is a great value for general engineering students. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brown are $62,304 per year. Engineering majors at Brown take out an average of $14,750 in student loans while working on their egree.
Brown not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best General Engineering Schools in the New England Region list.
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University of Connecticut came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the 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 large suburb of Medford.
Tufts undergraduate students pay an average of $63,000 in tuition and fees each year.
Tufts excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Schools in the New England Region list.
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Trinity College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general engineering programs. 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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With a ranking of #9, Wentworth Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general engineering students. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the 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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Roger Williams University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at RWU are $37,355 a year.
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Request InformationBest General Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best general engineering schools 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.
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