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2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 $0-$30k

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 Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Chemical Engineering is the 66th most popular major in the country with 13,610 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, chemical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $62,963 and had an average of $22,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 864 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,820 and $24,439 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 $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree 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 the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree chem eng students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 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 $0-$30k. MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MIT, the school also landed the #1 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 MIT are $56,719.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

Tufts also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Tufts University Chemical Engineering Report

#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 46 diplomas to qualified masters’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 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 #4 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Massachusetts - 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 also took the #6 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at UMass Lowell

#5

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #8 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#6

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

University of Connecticut came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of Connecticut

#7

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Rhode Island did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

URI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 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 University of Rhode Island are $29,082.

Full URI Chemical Engineering Report

#8

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#9 in overall quality

University of Maine 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 $0-$30k ranking. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. 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

#9

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. 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.

WPI also took the #4 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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040.

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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