2023 Most Popular General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Finding the Best General Engineering Master's Degree School for You
General Engineering is the #59 most popular major in Massachusetts with 632 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Engineering program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Massachusetts Schools for a Master's in General Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University the most popular school in Massachusetts for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Women make up 21% of the engineering majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering schools in Massachusetts. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Merrimack College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Merrimack is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Andover.
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Request InformationBest General Engineering Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 81 |
| New Hampshire | 160 |
| Maine | 14 |
| Rhode Island | 145 |
| Vermont | 11 |
General Engineering Related Majors
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 3 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.