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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$9,299 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

With 136 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, materials engineering is the #91 most popular major in Texas.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Texas ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Texas 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 Texas

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 Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Materials Engineering

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best value school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $10,733 per year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list, coming in at #4.

Full Materials Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value materials engineering schools in Texas. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Austin are $12,050 a year.

UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

Full Materials Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH are $9,727 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 20% of our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Out of the 8 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Texas State graduate students pay an average of $9,060 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

UTEP graduate students pay an average of $7,166 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Arlington are $10,853 a year.

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University of North Texas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNT are $8,256 a year.

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The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Dallas are $15,088 a year.

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Best Value Materials Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 64
Oklahoma 6
New Mexico 14

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 8 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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