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2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

7 Ranked Colleges
819 Degrees Awarded
$38,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value CE Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking.

Computer Engineering is the 60th most popular major in the country with 16,932 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $68,762 and had an average of $25,829 in loans still to pay off.

Across Massachusetts, there were 1,233 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $82,600 and $26,778 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 819 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in computer engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in Massachusetts

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s CE degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell also took the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990.

Read more about Computer Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

#2

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 577 masters’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northeastern Computer Engineering Report

#3

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. This medium-sized school is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and it awarded 6 masters’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Dartmouth also took the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth are $30,153.

Read more about Computer Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 111 masters’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $24,938.

Read more about Computer Engineering at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #5 spot on the list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s CE degrees to 82 students in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Harvard Computer Engineering Report

#6

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Tufts University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking. Tufts University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 masters’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Tufts University Computer Engineering Report

#7

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 3 masters’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston University Computer Engineering Report

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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.

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