44 Best Acoustical Engineering schools in Massachusetts

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Acoustical Engineering. A graph of 2.33M citations received by 61.7K academic papers made by 44 universities in Massachusetts was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Acoustical Engineering

#2 in the United States

#2 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

2. Harvard University

Cambridge

For Acoustical Engineering

#8 in the United States

#8 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

3. Boston University

Boston

For Acoustical Engineering

#38 in the United States

#42 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Acoustical Engineering

#54 in the United States

#61 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

5. Northeastern University

Boston

For Acoustical Engineering

#73 in the United States

#84 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,827

6. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Acoustical Engineering

#90 in the United States

#106 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,565

7. Tufts University

Medford

For Acoustical Engineering

#104 in the United States

#124 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,479

8. Boston College

Boston

For Acoustical Engineering

#123 in the United States

#147 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1488
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,559

9. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Acoustical Engineering

#150 in the United States

#176 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Net Price: $46,876
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $27,059

10. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Acoustical Engineering

#160 in the United States

#187 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,352
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1962

11. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Acoustical Engineering

#178 in the United States

#207 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1259
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

12. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Acoustical Engineering

#215 in the United States

#247 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 99%

13. Smith College

Northampton

For Acoustical Engineering

#229 in the United States

#261 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $30,790

14. Amherst College

Amherst

For Acoustical Engineering

#241 in the United States

#275 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,367

15. Clark University

Worcester

For Acoustical Engineering

#245 in the United States

#280 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,053

16. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Acoustical Engineering

#257 in the United States

#292 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 98%

17. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Acoustical Engineering

#265 in the United States

#300 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,362

18. Williams College

Williamstown

For Acoustical Engineering

#312 in the United States

#353 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,965

19. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Acoustical Engineering

#372 in the United States

#417 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $34,679

20. Babson College

Wellesley

For Acoustical Engineering

#389 in the United States

#436 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $28,400

21. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Acoustical Engineering

#408 in the United States

#455 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,765

22. Suffolk University

Boston

For Acoustical Engineering

#430 in the United States

#477 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $32,270

23. Simmons University

Boston

For Acoustical Engineering

#449 in the United States

#498 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $24,423

24. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Acoustical Engineering

#460 in the United States

#509 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,353
Male:Female: 15:85
Founded: 1977

25. Bentley University

Waltham

For Acoustical Engineering

#468 in the United States

#518 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1339
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $44,233

26. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Acoustical Engineering

#503 in the United States

#556 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,273

27. Western New England University

Springfield

For Acoustical Engineering

#518 in the United States

#572 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,214

28. Springfield College

Springfield

For Acoustical Engineering

#553 in the United States

#608 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,930

29. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham

For Acoustical Engineering

#567 in the United States

#622 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $38,502

30. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Acoustical Engineering

#576 in the United States

#631 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1105
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $8,069

31. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Acoustical Engineering

#582 in the United States

#639 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 212
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1921

32. Emerson College

Boston

For Acoustical Engineering

#615 in the United States

#673 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $51,432

33. Dean College

Franklin

For Acoustical Engineering

#625 in the United States

#683 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $32,219
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,972

34. Endicott College

Beverly

For Acoustical Engineering

#640 in the United States

#699 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $39,496

35. Hampshire College

Amherst

For Acoustical Engineering

#650 in the United States

#709 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $24,087
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $44,835

36. New England College of Optometry

Boston

For Acoustical Engineering

#660 in the United States

#719 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 536
Male:Female: 23:77
Founded: 1894

37. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Acoustical Engineering

#702 in the United States

#765 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $32,414
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $16,279

38. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Acoustical Engineering

#705 in the United States

#768 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

39. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Acoustical Engineering

#747 in the United States

#812 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $6,904
Enrollment: 4,702

40. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Acoustical Engineering

#761 in the United States

#826 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $37,296
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $27,729

41. Berklee College of Music

Boston

For Acoustical Engineering

#766 in the United States

#831 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Net Price: $46,873
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $19,300

42. Salem State University

Salem

For Acoustical Engineering

#773 in the United States

#839 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1098
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,562

43. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Acoustical Engineering

#784 in the United States

#852 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1118
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

44. Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston

For Acoustical Engineering

#800 in the United States

#868 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $37,901

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Acoustical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	5	59
Connecticut	15	31
New Hampshire	6	91
Vermont	4	122
New York	85	9
New Jersey	19	19
Maine	6	168
Pennsylvania	50	5
Maryland	17	17
District of Columbia	8	94
Virginia	24	18
Ohio	30	13
North Carolina	21	30
Michigan	20	3
South Carolina	10	75
Indiana	18	29
Kentucky	9	66
Tennessee	18	64
Wisconsin	16	14
Georgia	21	6
Illinois	32	7
Alabama	12	107
Iowa	8	43
Missouri	13	45
Florida	27	28
Minnesota	17	20
Mississippi	6	101
Arkansas	7	132
Louisiana	13	84
Kansas	8	86
South Dakota	4	307
North Dakota	3	200
Nebraska	7	81
Oklahoma	7	103
Puerto Rico	3	319
Texas	48	15
Colorado	12	42
Montana	3	176
New Mexico	4	83
Utah	6	47
Idaho	3	179
Arizona	5	35
Washington	14	10
Oregon	12	96
California	74	1
Alaska	3	222
Hawaii	3	116