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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

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 $48-$75k” 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in chemical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent chemical engineering programs, but they also 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. 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 $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. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 20 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719.

Full MIT Chemical Engineering Report

#2

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 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, Northeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558.

Full Northeastern University 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. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

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

Full Tufts 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. UMaine 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 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 UMaine are $28,352.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of Maine

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #5 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 Massachusetts - Lowell is a fairly large public school situated in Lowell, Massachusetts. It awarded 14 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 full report on Chemical Engineering at UMass Lowell

#6

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#7

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

University of Connecticut came in at #7 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. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

UCONN also took the #5 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN 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 ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

URI also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. 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 University of Rhode Island Chemical Engineering Report

#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 a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WPI, the school also landed 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 WPI are $29,040.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at WPI

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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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