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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

9 Ranked Colleges
99 Degrees Awarded
$36,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the New England region, there were 853 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 99 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in chemical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great chemical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the chemical engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#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 the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” 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.

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#2

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k 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 took the #2 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558.

Full Northeastern Chemical Engineering Report

#3

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

Tufts did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Tufts University Chemical Engineering Report

#4

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

UMaine also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Maine

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #5 spot on the list. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at UMass Lowell

#6

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Chemical 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 UMass Amherst are $32,341.

Full UMass Amherst Chemical Engineering Report

#7

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

University of Connecticut ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UCONN is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 1 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Connecticut

#8

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#7 in overall quality

University of Rhode Island came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

URI also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at URI

#9

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree chem eng students whose families make $48-$75k list, WPI has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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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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