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2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
118 Degrees Awarded
$40,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 ME Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 47,598 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,495 and had an average of $23,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across Massachusetts, there were 2,211 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,031 and $28,490 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 118 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mechanical engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Massachusetts

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 57 doctorate’s ME degrees to qualified students.

MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’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.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#2

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s ME students in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northeastern University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 14 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #4 spot on the list. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 14 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’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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#5

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#5 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 #5 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a fairly large school located in Lowell, Massachusetts that handed out 13 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Worcester Polytechnic Institute came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s ME students in 2019-2020.

WPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’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 WPI are $29,040.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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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%.

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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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