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2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$43,241 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$78,261 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering 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 Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Massachusetts to see which programs offered the best value experiences for engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Schools in Massachusetts

Check out the engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Engineering Schools

$16,439 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best value school in Massachusetts for engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Amherst are $16,439 per year. While working on their degree, engineering majors at UMass Amherst accumulate an average of around $26,588 in student debt.

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$15,698 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a great value for engineering students. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Lowell are $15,698 per year. While working on their degree, engineering majors at UMass Lowell accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $159.

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The excellent programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in Massachusetts. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

MIT undergraduate students pay an average of $55,878 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Engineering majors at MIT take out an average of $11,567 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $535, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

MIT also made our Best Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #1.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA
$55,587 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Harvard is ranked #3 for overall quality for engineering in Massachusetts.

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Out of the 12 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Northeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $57,592 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at Northeastern take out is $25,659. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $412, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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

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$14,408 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Dartmouth are $14,408 a year. Engineering majors at UMass Dartmouth take out an average of $27,898 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #7, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students. WPI is a moderately-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. Engineering majors at WPI take out an average of $26,950 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $538.

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

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Wentworth Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WIT are $37,650 a year. After completing their degree, engineering graduates from WIT carry an average student debtload of $27,337. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $641, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#9

Tufts University

Medford, MA
$63,000 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Tufts undergraduate students pay an average of $63,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Engineering majors at Tufts take out an average of $17,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its great value ranking, Tufts is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#10

Western New England University

Springfield, MA
$40,380 Average Tuition & Fees

Western New England University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Western New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western New England are $40,380 per year. On average, engineering graduates from Western New England take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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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 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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