2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General 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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Engineering is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,411 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 886 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 512 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 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 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 engineering students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the New England Region

#1

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$25,558 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 265 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#4 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 26 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Engineering at University of Connecticut

#3

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire

#1 in overall quality

$58,120 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dartmouth College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Dartmouth is located in Hanover, New Hampshire and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 165 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Dartmouth also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dartmouth College are $58,120, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Engineering at Dartmouth College

#4

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#3 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Brown is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 56 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General 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 Brown are $60,363.

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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