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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering in Massachusetts

8 Ranked Colleges
533 Degrees Awarded
$39,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Mechanical Engineering is the 12th most popular major in the country with 47,598 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Massachusetts, there were 2,211 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 533 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general mechanical 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 mechanical engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree general mechanical engineering students.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering in Massachusetts

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 23 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst General Mechanical Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a fairly large school located in Lowell, Massachusetts that handed out 40 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at UMass Lowell

#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northeastern University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 123 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.

Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Mechanical 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 Northeastern University are $25,558.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at Northeastern

#4

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 79 diplomas to qualified masters’s general mechanical engineering students in 2019-2020.

WPI also made our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. 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.

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#5

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and it awarded 9 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Dartmouth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Dartmouth are $30,153, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

#6

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Tufts University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 21 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Tufts University General Mechanical Engineering Report

#7

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 130 students in 2019-2020.

MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Mechanical 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719.

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#8

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Boston University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 93 students in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University 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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