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2023 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

23 Colleges
$64,721 Avg Salary
$24,049 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University the most popular school in Massachusetts for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 865 students majoring in engineering at Northeastern, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular 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.

Women make up 43% of the engineering majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 83% are male.

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Out of the 23 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 78% are male.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 64% are male.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Of the 359 students majoring in engineering at MIT, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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Wentworth Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Of the 358 students majoring in engineering at WIT, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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#8

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #8, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

Women make up 47% of the engineering majors at the school.

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Report

#10

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA

Massachusetts Maritime Academy landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering programs. Maritime is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Buzzards Bay.

About 6% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 94% are male.

Full Engineering at Massachusetts Maritime Academy Report

Best Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Colleges 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 23 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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