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2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
113 Degrees Awarded
$39,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Electrical Engineering is the 26th most popular major in the country with 29,892 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Massachusetts, there were 1,295 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 113 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in electrical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality electrical 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 electrical 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 EE Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Massachusetts

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.

MIT also took the #1 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full MIT Electrical Engineering Report

#2

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k. Northeastern is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 20 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also took the #3 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Northeastern University

#3

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Tufts University

#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k. Boston University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 16 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Boston University Electrical Engineering Report

#5

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 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 EE Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 19 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’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 University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Electrical Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s EE students in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” 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 Electrical Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

#7

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. North Dartmouth, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s EE degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Dartmouth also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth are $30,153, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

#8

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 5 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

WPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Electrical 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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