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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$28,824 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, materials engineering was ranked #100 in the country. In fact 1,810 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Alabama at Birmingham to be the best value school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . UAB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.

UAB graduate students pay an average of $19,188 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great value for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia Tech are $31,334 per year.

Georgia Tech also made our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #4.

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#3

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clemson are $23,246 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Clemson also did well on our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value materials engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UF graduate students pay an average of $30,130 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UF also did well on our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great value for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 a year.

University of Virginia also made our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #3.

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#6

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #6, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s best value schools for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,443 in tuition and fees each year.

Virginia Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Knoxville are $31,798 per year.

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#8

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas 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 #8 on the list. UARK is a very large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

UARK graduate students pay an average of $22,563 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree materials engineering programs. Auburn is a very large public school located in the small city of Auburn.

Auburn graduate students pay an average of $31,986 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Auburn is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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North Carolina State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

NC State graduate students pay an average of $29,690 in tuition and fees each year.

NC State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 37
Florida 92
Georgia 59
North Carolina 30
Tennessee 36
Kentucky 2
Louisiana 8
Alabama 33
South Carolina 15
Mississippi 3
Arkansas 1
West Virginia 1

One of 39 majors within the area of study, materials engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Materials Engineering

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 16 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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