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2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

7 Ranked Colleges
545 Degrees Awarded
$40,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value EE Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 29,892 people earned their degree in electrical engineering, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States.

Across Massachusetts, there were 1,295 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 545 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking analyzed 7 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.

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 electrical engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in Massachusetts

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 75 degrees to qualified masters’s EE students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Electrical 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 UMass Amherst are $32,341.

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#7 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 EE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree ee students list, UMass Lowell has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” 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.

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#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 140 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Electrical 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
#2 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 EE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 69 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree ee students list, WPI has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Worcester Polytechnic Institute Electrical Engineering Report

#5

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. Tufts University is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 23 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #4 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168.

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#6

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 75 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Boston University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 111 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’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.

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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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