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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

19 Colleges
$83,900 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mechanical engineering was ranked #32 in the country. In fact 9,007 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the New England Region for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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#3

Rensselaer at Hartford

Hartford, CT

Out of the 19 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer at Hartford landed the # 3 spot on the list. Rensselaer at Hartford is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Hartford.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Out of the 19 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

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Northeastern University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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University of Connecticut did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 603
Connecticut 108
Rhode Island 14
New Hampshire 10
Maine 7
Vermont 22

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

Majors Similar to ME

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Michel Villeneuve.

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