2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is the 101st most popular major in the country with 7,582 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $65,466 and had an average of $23,943 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 195 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,150 and $20,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 79 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in aerospace and aeronautical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the aerospace and aeronautical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the New England Region

#1

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$29,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 27 degrees to qualified masters’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

WPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at WPI

#2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$56,719 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$113,926 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 52 diplomas to qualified masters’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MIT, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ian3055.

Featured Aeronautics Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >