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2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$37,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 13,314 people earned their degree in chemical engineering, making the major the 53rd most popular in the United States.

Across Massachusetts, there were 600 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 93 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in chemical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality chemical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the chemical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Massachusetts

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 20 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chemical Engineering Report

#2

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northeastern Chemical Engineering Report

#3

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #3 spot on the list. Tufts is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 3 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #3 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Tufts University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

UMass Lowell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Chemical Engineering Report

#5

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 1 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Chemical Engineering Report

#6

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 9 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

WPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WPI Chemical 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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