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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$17,612 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$79,677 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Materials Engineering Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama

Check out the materials engineering master'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 Master's in Materials Engineering

Our analysis found University of Alabama at Birmingham to be the best value school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Alabama. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.

UAB graduate students pay an average of $8,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UAB also took the #5 spot in our Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama rankings.

Full Materials Engineering at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Out of the 3 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 college with a very large student population.

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

Auburn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

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#3

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, AL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Tuskegee University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value materials engineering schools in Alabama. Tuskegee is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Tuskegee.

Tuskegee graduate students pay an average of $23,398 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Tuskegee University

Best Value Materials Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Materials Engineering Colleges 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 3 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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