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2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

17 Ranked Colleges
673 Degrees Awarded
$32,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value ME Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 the New England region, there were 3,228 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,038 and $26,891 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 673 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mechanical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 17 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 130 diplomas to qualified masters’s ME students in 2019-2020.

MIT also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Northeastern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 123 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #3 spot on the list. Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s ME degrees to qualified students.

Tufts also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 93 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Boston U

#5

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #8 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#14 in overall quality

University of Maine landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 8 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Mechanical 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 University of Maine are $28,352.

Full University of Maine Mechanical Engineering Report

University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at UMass Lowell

#8

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

University of Connecticut landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. UCONN is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 16 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #6 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. URI is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 16 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at URI

#10

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, University of Vermont did quite well on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Vermont is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Mechanical 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 UVM are $33,326.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at UVM

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 11 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree me students whose families make $48-$75k list, UNH has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#12

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
#16 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a public institution located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Dartmouth, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth are $30,153, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Mechanical Engineering Report

#13

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut
#7 in overall quality

Fairfield University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Fairfield University is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 13 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

Fairfield U also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fairfield University are $19,267, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Fairfield U

#14

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #14. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 79 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

WPI also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” 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.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at WPI

#15

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut

University of Hartford did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #15. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree me students whose families make $48-$75k list, UHart has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UHart are $14,847, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#16

Merrimack College

North Andover, Massachusetts

Merrimack College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Merrimack College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in North Andover, Massachusetts. It awarded 6 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

Merrimack also took the #0 spot in our “Best Mechanical 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 Merrimack are $31,296.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Merrimack

#17

University of New Haven

West Haven, Connecticut
#12 in overall quality

University of New Haven did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #17. Located in West Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 25 degrees to qualified masters’s ME students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree me students whose families make $48-$75k list, University of New Haven has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Haven are $17,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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