2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You
Materials Engineering is the #100 most popular major in the country with 1,810 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Materials Engineering Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 92 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for materials 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.
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2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the United States
Check out the materials engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 15% Best Materials Engineering Schools
Our analysis found University of Dayton to be the best value school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UDayton are $44,890 a year.
UDayton also claimed a spot on our Best Materials Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Read full report on Materials Engineering at University of Dayton
The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great value for materials engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Villanova undergraduate students pay an average of $59,020 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Villanova also did well on our Best Materials Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year.
UT Austin excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Schools list.
The excellent programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
San Jose State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,732 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, San Jose State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Schools list.
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Michigan Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for materials engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.
Michigan Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $39,723 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Michigan Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Materials Engineering Schools ranking.
Read full report on Materials Engineering at Michigan Technological University
University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for materials engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Madison are $38,608 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 10% of our Best Materials Engineering Schools ranking.
Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for materials engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cornell are $61,015 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cornell also did well on our Best Materials Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 per year.
Texas A&M College Station also claimed a spot on our Best Materials Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Read full report on Materials Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station
Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value materials engineering programs. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue are $28,794 a year.
Purdue also claimed a spot on our Best Materials Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
University of Alabama at Birmingham ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Schools list. UAB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAB are $20,400 per year.
Montana Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for materials engineering students. It came in at #12 on the list. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the town of Butte.
Montana Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $22,509 in tuition and fees each year.
Montana Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Materials Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Schools list. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
Georgia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $33,964 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Georgia Tech is in the top 1% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Schools list.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Materials Engineering Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 14 | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | Rapid City, SD |
| 15 | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| 16 | University of Houston | Houston, TX |
| 17 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 17 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA |
Materials Engineering by Region
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Majors Related to Materials Engineering
One of 39 majors within the area of study, materials engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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).
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