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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$34,401 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$83,900 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master'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.

The Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Massachusetts 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Check out the ME master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best value school in Massachusetts for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UMass Amherst is a very 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.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts - Lowell helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering schools in Massachusetts. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Lowell are $15,210 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

MIT graduate students pay an average of $58,967 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

MIT also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #1.

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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 Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Northeastern graduate students pay an average of $26,095 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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

Full Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

Western New England University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Western New England is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Western New England are $26,640 a year.

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of North Dartmouth.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Dartmouth are $16,965 a year.

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#8

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

Tufts also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #3.

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#9

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 per year.

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

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#10

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

Merrimack College 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 large suburb of North Andover, Merrimack is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Merrimack are $32,444 a 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 10 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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