2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Materials Engineering Doctor'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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southeast 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. 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.
Top 10 Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Alabama at Birmingham to be the best value school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAB are $19,188 a year.
Request Information
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great value for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Georgia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,334 in tuition and fees each year.
Georgia Tech also took the #4 spot in our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.
Read full report on Materials Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Request Information
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clemson are $23,246 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Clemson also is in the top 20% of our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
Read full report on Materials Engineering at Clemson University
Request Information
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UF also did well on our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Request Information
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value materials engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $33,520 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Virginia also made our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #3.
Read full report on Materials Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus
Request Information
Virginia Tech ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 a year.
Virginia Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Full Materials Engineering at Virginia Tech Report
Request Information
With a ranking of #7, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on this year’s best value schools for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Knoxville are $31,798 per year.
Read full report on Materials Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Request Information
With a ranking of #8, University of Arkansas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.
UARK graduate students pay an average of $22,563 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Materials Engineering at University of Arkansas
Request Information
Auburn University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Auburn are $31,986 a year.
Auburn also claimed a spot on our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
Request Information
North Carolina State University 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 #10 on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $29,690 per year.
NC State also claimed a spot on our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Read full report on Materials Engineering at North Carolina State University
Request InformationBest Materials Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best materials engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 114 |
| Virginia | 103 |
| North Carolina | 61 |
| Florida | 153 |
| Tennessee | 57 |
| Kentucky | 29 |
| South Carolina | 59 |
| Louisiana | 8 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Alabama | 65 |
| Mississippi | 3 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
More Materials Engineering Rankings in the Southeast Region
Materials Engineering Related Majors for Materials Engineering
Materials Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
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 16 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 Panoramedia.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
Course Advisor provides higher-education, college and university, degree, program, career, salary, and other helpful information to students, faculty, institutions, and other internet audiences. Presented information and data are subject to change. Inclusion on this website does not imply or represent a direct relationship with the company, school, or brand. Information, though believed correct at time of publication, may not be correct, and no warranty is provided. Contact the schools to verify any information before relying on it. Financial aid may be available for those who qualify. The displayed options may include sponsored or recommended results, not necessarily based on your preferences.
© 2025 Course Advisor – All Rights Reserved.