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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$21,188 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest 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 The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #4 for overall quality for materials engineering in the Southwest Region .

Full Materials Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin Report

Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value materials engineering schools in the Southwest Region . UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UH is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Materials Engineering at University of Houston Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 a year.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value materials engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas State are $17,220 a year.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus 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 #6 on the list. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OSU are $24,175 per year.

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

Full Materials Engineering at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

University of North Texas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.

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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTEP are $16,621 per year.

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The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the city of Richardson.

UT Dallas graduate students pay an average of $29,252 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Materials Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas Report

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Arlington are $24,005 per year.

Full Materials Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 136
Arizona 64
Oklahoma 6
New Mexico 14

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 11 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.

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