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2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$15,565 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2020-2021, 33 degrees and certificates were awarded to materials engineering students who went to a Alabama college or university. This makes it the #79 most popular major in the state.

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

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 Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Alabama 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.

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 Alabama

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 Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Materials Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alabama at Birmingham the best value school in Alabama for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Materials Engineering at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Out of the 4 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Auburn are $11,826 per year.

Auburn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

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#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Alabama is a great value for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UA is a very large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UA are $11,470 a year.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at The University of Alabama

#4

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tuskegee University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Tuskegee is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Tuskegee.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tuskegee are $23,398 per year.

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Best Value Materials Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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 4 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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