2023 Best Value Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Engineering Doctor'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 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 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.
Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best value school in Massachusetts for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.
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 engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Lowell are $15,210 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Northeastern graduate students pay an average of $26,095 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MIT are $58,967 per year.
MIT also made our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #1.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great value for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WPI are $29,040 a year.
WPI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
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Tufts University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
Tufts graduate students pay an average of $55,216 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, Tufts is ranked #3 for overall quality for engineering in Massachusetts.
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Boston University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 649 |
| Maine | 404 |
| Rhode Island | 667 |
| Connecticut | 2,153 |
| Vermont | 346 |
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| 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 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).
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