2023 Best Value Colleges for General Engineering in the New England Region
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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Schools in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Engineering is the 96th most popular major in the country with 9,018 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 910 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general 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 general engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Engineering Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools in the New England Region.
Top 13 Best Value Colleges for General Engineering in the New England Region
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 Engineering Schools in the New England Region. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 320 degrees to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northeastern University is $29,714 for new england region engineering students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Northeastern University General Engineering Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #2 spot on the list. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our new england region engineering students list, UCONN has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $22,974 for New England Region Engineering students per year to attend UCONN.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Engineering at University of Connecticut
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wentworth Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. WIT is a small school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 11 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
WIT also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend WIT is $35,307 for new england region engineering students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roger Williams University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Schools in the New England Region. RWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bristol, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
RWU also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Roger Williams University is $36,054 for new england region engineering students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Roger Williams University General Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. UHart is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UHart also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Hartford is $28,712 for New England Region Engineering students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about General Engineering at UHart
With a ranking of #6, University of Vermont did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVM, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Vermont is $19,509 for new england region engineering students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at University of Vermont
Norwich University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Norwich is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Norwich, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Norwich University is $23,985 for New England Region Engineering students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Norwich
Olin College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. Olin College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Needham, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Olin College also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $15,647 for New England Region Engineering students per year to attend Olin College.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about General Engineering at Olin College
Smith College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. Smith College is a small school located in Northampton, Massachusetts that handed out 11 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region engineering students list, Smith has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Smith College is $29,615 for new england region engineering students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on General Engineering at Smith College
Dartmouth College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. Dartmouth College is a medium-sized school located in Hanover, New Hampshire that handed out 153 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Dartmouth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Engineering Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $32,410 for New England Region Engineering students per year to attend Dartmouth.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about General Engineering at Dartmouth
With a ranking of #11, Trinity College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Trinity College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Trinity Bantams also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Trinity College is $32,694 for New England Region Engineering students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Full Trinity Bantams General Engineering Report
With a ranking of #12, Brown University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 142 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Brown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Engineering Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Brown is $29,544 for New England Region Engineering students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on General Engineering at Brown
Tufts University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tufts, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tufts University is $37,494 for new england region engineering students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Tufts General Engineering Report
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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
- *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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