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2023 Best Value General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Alabama

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$11,756 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$87,583 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering Master's Degree School for You

General Engineering is the #20 most popular major in Alabama with 222 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama

Check out the engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alabama at Birmingham the best value school in Alabama for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. UAB is a very large public school located in the city of Birmingham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UAB are $8,100 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UAB is ranked #5 for overall quality for engineering in Alabama.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Auburn University is a great value for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Auburn are $11,826 a year.

Auburn also took the #1 spot in our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama rankings.

Read full report on General Engineering at Auburn University

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Alabama in Huntsville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general engineering schools in Alabama. Located in the city of Huntsville, UAH is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAH are $11,686 per year.

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Best Value General Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 117
Florida 13
Georgia 33
North Carolina 19
Tennessee 57
Louisiana 77
Mississippi 47
Arkansas 117
West Virginia 57

General Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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