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2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$37,098 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Materials Engineering is the #100 most popular major in the country with 1,810 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for materials engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for materials engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 a year.

Cornell excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Materials Engineering at Cornell University Report

#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lehigh University is a great value for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

Lehigh graduate students pay an average of $27,130 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lehigh also is in the top 10% of our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great value for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 a year.

UPenn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Materials Engineering at University of Pennsylvania Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great value for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 a year.

UMCP excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New Jersey Institute of Technology is a great value for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NJIT are $34,760 a year.

Full Materials Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology Report

#6

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 per year.

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#7

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

Clarkson University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the town of Potsdam, Clarkson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Clarkson graduate students pay an average of $36,472 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Materials Engineering at Clarkson University Report

#8

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,628 per year.

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#9

Alfred University

Alfred, NY

Alfred University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for materials engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the remote town of Alfred, Alfred is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Alfred graduate students pay an average of $23,689 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 per year.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 97
Pennsylvania 144
Maryland 41
New Jersey 9
District of Columbia 0

Materials 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 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 Panoramedia.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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