2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in the New England Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Civil Engineering is the 928th most popular major in the country with 116 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 7 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great civil engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree civil engineering students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in the New England Region

#1

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$25,558 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Civil 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 Northeastern are $25,558.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Northeastern University

#2

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$29,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 2 masters’s civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

WPI also took the #2 spot in our “Best Civil 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 Civil 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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