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2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Connecticut

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$18,524 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,167 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 17 degrees and certificates were awarded to materials engineering students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #110 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Connecticut ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Materials Engineering Colleges.

Best Materials Engineering School

$18,524 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Connecticut to be the best value school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Connecticut. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCONN are $18,524 a year.

UCONN not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in Connecticut list.

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Best Value Materials Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 105
Maine 0

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

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 values are for the top school 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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