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2023 Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

13 Colleges
$85,090 Avg Salary

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.

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.

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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

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.

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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.

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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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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

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.

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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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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

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.

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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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#8

Tufts University

Medford, MA

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.

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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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#10

Western New England University

Springfield, MA

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.

Full Engineering at Western New England University Report

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
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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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