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2023 Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$30,809 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$80,505 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in Massachusetts. With 4,656 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts - Lowell the best value school in Massachusetts for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Amherst are $16,251 a year.

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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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WPI are $29,040 a year.

WPI also made our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #3.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Harvard are $52,170 a year.

Harvard also took the #1 spot in our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Tufts are $55,216 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Tufts is ranked #2 for overall quality for engineering in Massachusetts.

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Best Value Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 6 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

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