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2023 Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$36,592 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$85,090 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value master'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.

2023 Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Amherst are $16,251 per year.

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Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts - Lowell the best value school in Massachusetts for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college 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 Master’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.

Northeastern excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

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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 Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MIT are $58,967 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MIT is ranked #1 for overall quality for engineering in Massachusetts.

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#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Harvard not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WPI are $29,040 a year.

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

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Western New England University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering programs. Western New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Western New England are $26,640 per year.

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#9

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 master’s degree. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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 Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#10

Boston University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #10, Boston University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U 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 Boston U are $59,418 a year.

Boston U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

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Best Value Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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

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 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

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