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2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$40,363 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$88,627 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 930 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer engineering students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Massachusetts to see which programs offered the best value experiences for CE students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Computer Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

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

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Computer Engineering

$16,439 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Amherst are $16,439 per year.

Full Computer Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

$57,592 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer engineering schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Northeastern also did well on our Best Computer Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA
$55,587 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Harvard are $55,587 a year.

Harvard not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Computer Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at Harvard University

$15,698 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

UMass Lowell undergraduate students pay an average of $15,698 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Lowell Report

$14,408 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer engineering schools in Massachusetts. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Dartmouth are $14,408 a year.

Full Computer Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Report

#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA
$63,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Tufts University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value computer engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tufts are $63,000 a year.

Tufts not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Computer Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#7

Boston University

Boston, MA
$59,816 Average Tuition & Fees

Boston University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Boston U undergraduate students pay an average of $59,816 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston U also did well on our Best Computer Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Computer Engineering at Boston University Report

Best Value Computer Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 75
Rhode Island 2
Maine 1
Vermont 2

One of 39 majors within the area of study, computer engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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