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2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

8 Ranked Colleges
190 Degrees Awarded
$35,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 20,913 people earned their degree in general civil engineering, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States.

Across Massachusetts, there were 690 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 190 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general civil engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general civil 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 general civil engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering in Massachusetts

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 17 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. UMass Lowell is a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#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 General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. Northeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 89 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 5 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

WPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Civil 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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040.

Full WPI General Civil Engineering Report

#5

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #5 spot on the list. UMass Dartmouth is a public institution located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Dartmouth also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth are $30,153, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Merrimack College

North Andover, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

Merrimack College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #6. Located in North Andover, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

Merrimack not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Merrimack are $31,296, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Tufts University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking. Tufts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Medford, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168.

Full Tufts University General Civil Engineering Report

#8

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 31 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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