Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$18,274 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$83,900 Avg Salary

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

Mechanical Engineering is the #33 most popular major in Connecticut with 108 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Connecticut to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for ME students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for ME majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Mechanical Engineering

#1

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Fairfield University the best value school in Connecticut for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fairfield U are $19,498 per year.

Fairfield U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Fairfield University

#2

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Hartford.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UHart are $15,202 per year.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Hartford Report

#3

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of New Haven is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Haven.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of New Haven are $18,070 per year.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of New Haven

Out of the 5 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 4 spot on the list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCONN are $20,325 per year.

UCONN not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Connecticut

#5

Rensselaer at Hartford

Hartford, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer at Hartford. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the midsize city of Hartford, Rensselaer at Hartford is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Rensselaer at Hartford

Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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

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

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

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 5 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.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.