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2023 Best Value Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$13,361 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$111,936 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering was ranked 5th in Alabama. In fact, 914 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Alabama to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Engineering

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UAB are $8,100 a year.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

Auburn graduate students pay an average of $11,826 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USA are $8,426 per year.

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#4

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Alabama helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in Alabama. UA is a very large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UA are $11,470 a year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the # 5 spot on the list. UAH is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Huntsville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAH are $11,686 per year.

UAH also made our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #5.

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#6

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, AL

Tuskegee University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree engineering programs. Tuskegee is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Tuskegee.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tuskegee are $23,398 per year.

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Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 178
Florida 2,629
Virginia 1,286
Tennessee 508
North Carolina 1,668
Georgia 1,617
West Virginia 158
Louisiana 293
South Carolina 617
Kentucky 281
Arkansas 193

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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