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

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Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree School for You

With 61,791 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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

Check out the engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the New England Region for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the New England Region . Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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#4

Brown University

Providence, RI

Out of the 22 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

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 #5 on this year’s Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Northeastern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#7

Rensselaer at Hartford

Hartford, CT

Rensselaer at Hartford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Hartford, Rensselaer at Hartford is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Fairfield University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

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#9

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#10

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree engineering programs. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

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Best Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 4,656
Rhode Island 164
Connecticut 653
New Hampshire 233
Maine 43
Vermont 65

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.

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