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2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$29,635 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

With 97 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, materials engineering is the #131 most popular major in New York.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for materials 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York

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

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Materials Engineering

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our analysis found Cornell University to be the best value school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New York. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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

Cornell also made our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list, coming in at #2.

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#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Out of the 6 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Binghamton University graduate students pay an average of $13,780 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Materials Engineering at Binghamton University Report

#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

SUNY Stony Brook graduate students pay an average of $13,838 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Stony Brook University

#4

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarkson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the remote town of Potsdam, Clarkson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clarkson are $36,472 per year.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Clarkson University

#5

Alfred University

Alfred, NY

Out of the 6 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Alfred University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Alfred, Alfred is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Alfred are $23,689 a year.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at RPI are $60,026 per year.

RPI also claimed a spot on our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Best Value Materials Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Materials Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 6 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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