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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$34,401 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$83,900 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Massachusetts to see which master's degree 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.

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best value school in Massachusetts for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Amherst are $16,251 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Lowell are $15,210 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering schools in Massachusetts. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MIT are $58,967 a year.

MIT also took the #1 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northeastern are $26,095 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Northeastern is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WPI are $29,040 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, WPI also did well on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

With a ranking of #6, Western New England University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Springfield, Western New England is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Western New England graduate students pay an average of $26,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree mechanical engineering programs. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth.

UMass Dartmouth graduate students pay an average of $16,965 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Report

#8

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Tufts are $55,216 a year.

Tufts not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Tufts University Report

#9

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Boston U graduate students pay an average of $59,418 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston U also did well on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#10

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

Merrimack College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the suburb of North Andover, Merrimack is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Merrimack are $32,444 per year.

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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 538
New Hampshire 125
Maine 105
Rhode Island 140
Vermont 132

Mechanical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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 10 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.

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