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2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$44,023 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$66,299 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering School for You

Chemical Engineering is the #82 most popular major in Massachusetts with 143 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value programs for chem eng students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

Check out the chem eng programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Chemical Engineering

$16,439 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best value school in Massachusetts for chemical engineering students. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Amherst are $16,439 a year.

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$57,592 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Northeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $57,592 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Northeastern also claimed a spot on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University Report

$15,698 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Lowell are $15,698 per year.

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$55,878 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

MIT undergraduate students pay an average of $55,878 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

MIT not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list.

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$55,531 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WPI are $55,531 a year.

WPI also claimed a spot on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA
$63,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Tufts University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for chemical engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tufts are $63,000 per year.

Tufts also took the #3 spot in our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

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Best Value Chemical Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 9
Rhode Island 3
New Hampshire 7
Maine 7

Chemical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Mikulova.

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