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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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$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.

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The Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master'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 10 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 Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for ME majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Northeastern University to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 19% of the ME majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 71% are male.

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Out of the 10 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 10 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

About 38% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 62% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Boston University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts - Lowell helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in Massachusetts. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

Women make up 8% of the ME majors at the school.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Lowell Report

With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s most popular schools 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.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

#7

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 15% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 85% are male.

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#8

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

Merrimack College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of North Andover, Merrimack is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 13% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 88% are male.

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Western New England University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Western New England is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 17% of the ME majors at the school.

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree mechanical engineering programs. UMass Dartmouth is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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.

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