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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

4 Ranked Colleges
68 Degrees Awarded
$46,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Materials Engineering is the 189th most popular major in the country with 3,485 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 174 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 68 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general materials engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general materials 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 general materials 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree materials processing and manufacturing students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full MIT General Materials Engineering Report

#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 5 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Materials 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 UCONN are $41,576.

Read more about General Materials Engineering at UCONN

#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston University General Materials Engineering Report

#4

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #4 spot on the list. WPI is a medium-sized school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 20 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

WPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Materials 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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040.

Read more about General Materials Engineering at WPI

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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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