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2023 Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$30,949 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,658 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Metallurgical Engineering School for You

Metallurgical Engineering is the #289 most popular major in the country with 40 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Metallurgical Engineering Schools ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for metallurgical 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 Metallurgical Engineering Schools in the United States

Check out the metallurgical engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality in Metallurgical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Montana Technological University the best value school in the United States for metallurgical engineering students. Located in the town of Butte, Montana Tech is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Montana Tech are $22,509 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Montana Tech also did well on our Best Metallurgical Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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The excellent programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best metallurgical engineering schools in the United States. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,099 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Missouri University of Science and Technology also is in the top 10% of our Best Metallurgical Engineering Schools ranking.

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#3

LeTourneau University

Longview, TX
$33,490 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend LeTourneau University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of Longview, LETU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LETU are $33,490 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools list. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mines are $40,838 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Mines also did well on our Best Metallurgical Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT
$28,345 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of U are $28,345 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for metallurgical engineering students. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pitt are $35,394 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Pitt is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Metallurgical Engineering Schools list.

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#7

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL
$31,090 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, The University of Alabama did quite well on this year’s best value schools for metallurgical engineering students. UA is a very large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UA are $31,090 a year.

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$24,827 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for metallurgical engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a very large student population.

UNR undergraduate students pay an average of $24,827 in tuition and fees each year.

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Metallurgical Engineering by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Metallurgical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Metallurgical 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 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).
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