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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$37,171 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$103,564 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 603 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for ME students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

UMass Amherst graduate students pay an average of $16,251 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MIT are $58,967 per year.

MIT also took the #1 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

UMass Lowell graduate students pay an average of $15,210 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northeastern are $26,095 a year.

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

WPI graduate students pay an average of $29,040 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

WPI also took the #5 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

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

Tufts graduate students pay an average of $55,216 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Tufts not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Tufts University Report

#7

Boston University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #7, Boston University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Boston U graduate students pay an average of $59,418 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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

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

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

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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