2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for ME students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Mechanical Engineering
Our analysis found Worcester Polytechnic Institute to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Massachusetts. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WPI are $29,040 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WPI is ranked #3 for overall quality for ME in Massachusetts.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large 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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| 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 2 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.