2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
Mechanical Engineering is the #14 most popular major in Massachusetts with 2,089 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for ME 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best value school in Massachusetts for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Amherst are $16,251 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
MIT graduate students pay an average of $58,967 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MIT is ranked #1 for overall quality for ME in Massachusetts.
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Out of the 7 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.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Lowell are $15,210 a year.
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Out of the 7 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
WPI graduate students pay an average of $29,040 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
WPI did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
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With a ranking of #6, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. 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 graduate student at Tufts are $55,216 a year.
Tufts did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
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Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Boston U are $59,418 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 538 |
| New Hampshire | 125 |
| Maine | 105 |
| Rhode Island | 140 |
| Vermont | 132 |
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Majors Related to ME
Mechanical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to ME
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| 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 7 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 Michel Villeneuve.
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