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Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$43,241 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,721 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 9,717 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Engineering Bachelor'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 12 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best value school in Massachusetts for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

UMass Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $16,439 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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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 Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Lowell are $15,698 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MIT are $55,878 a year.

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

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great value for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Harvard are $55,587 a year.

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

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Out of the 12 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

UMass Dartmouth undergraduate students pay an average of $14,408 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Wentworth Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WIT are $37,650 per year.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WPI are $55,531 per year.

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#7

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Boston U undergraduate students pay an average of $59,816 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 Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #9, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tufts are $63,000 per year.

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

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#10

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Northeastern University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeastern are $57,592 per year.

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Best Value Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 649
Maine 404
Rhode Island 667
Connecticut 2,153
Vermont 346

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904
Materials Engineering 3,415
Other Engineering 2,760
Environmental Engineering 2,759
Operations Research 1,698
Agricultural Engineering 1,472
Engineering Science 1,454
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1,378
Petroleum Engineering 1,256
Robotics Engineering 1,243
Architectural Engineering 1,012
Engineering Physics 994
Manufacturing Engineering 947
Construction Engineering 878
Nuclear Engineering 864
Marine Engineering 445
Biological Engineering 410
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 360
Geoscience Engineering 325
Mining Engineering 314
Textile Engineering 310
Ocean Engineering 285
Engineering Mechanics 272
Metallurgical Engineering 179
Energy Systems Engineering 138
Biochemical Engineering 109
Ceramic Engineering 94
Surveying Engineering 73
Electromechanical Engineering 45
Forest Engineering 41
Paper Science & Engineering 27
Engineering Chemistry 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

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