2023 Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree 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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Massachusetts to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Northeastern University to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Massachusetts. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Women make up 31% of the engineering majors at the school.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great place for engineering students working on their master’s degree. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
About 35% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 65% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.
Women make up 23% of the engineering majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 35% of the engineering majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 19% of the engineering majors at the school.
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Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 34% of the engineering majors at the school.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
About 57% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 43% are male.
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Tufts University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
Of the 117 students majoring in engineering at Tufts, 69% are male and 31% are female.
University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 29% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 71% are male.
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Western New England University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Western New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
About 13% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 87% are male.
Best Engineering Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Rhode Island | 164 |
Connecticut | 653 |
New Hampshire | 233 |
Maine | 43 |
Vermont | 65 |
Majors Related to Engineering
Engineering Majors to Study
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 13 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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