2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
Materials Engineering is the #158 most popular major in the country with 3,415 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
The Best Value Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for materials engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Materials Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for materials engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cornell are $61,015 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, materials engineering majors at Cornell accumulate an average of around $14,096 in student debt.
Cornell also took the #5 spot in our Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great value for materials engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UPenn are $61,710 per year.
UPenn also made our Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great value for materials engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMCP are $38,638 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMCP also is in the top 10% of our Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lehigh are $57,470 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lehigh also is in the top 5% of our Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
RPI undergraduate students pay an average of $58,526 in tuition and fees each year. Materials Engineering majors at RPI take out an average of $23,034 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
RPI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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With a ranking of #7, Alfred University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for materials engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Alfred, Alfred is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Alfred are $36,276 a year.
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Johns Hopkins University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Johns Hopkins are $58,720 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Johns Hopkins also did well on our Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Drexel University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Drexel are $57,136 a year.
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Request InformationBest Materials Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best materials engineering schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 235 |
| New York | 158 |
| Maryland | 89 |
| New Jersey | 9 |
| District of Columbia | 0 |
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Materials Engineering Related Majors for Materials Engineering
Materials Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 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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