2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, materials engineering was ranked #158 in the country. In fact 3,415 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
The Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor'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.
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.
Top 10 Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Dayton to be the best value school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UDayton are $18,140 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.
Michigan Tech graduate students pay an average of $22,981 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Michigan Tech also is in the top 10% of our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value materials engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.
UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Purdue graduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Purdue also is in the top 10% of our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 per year.
UIUC also claimed a spot on our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for materials engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC are $26,644 a year.
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Northwestern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 a year.
Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U-M are $50,464 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, U-M also did well on our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ohio State are $38,377 a year.
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Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois Tech are $30,822 a year.
Request InformationBest Materials Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 183 |
| Ohio | 179 |
| Illinois | 203 |
| Indiana | 98 |
| Wisconsin | 77 |
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Majors Related to Materials Engineering
One of 40 majors within the area of study, materials engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Materials Engineering
| 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 12 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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