2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for materials engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Materials Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota School of Mines and Technology the best value school in the Plains States Region for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SD Mines are $20,116 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.
Missouri University of Science and Technology graduate students pay an average of $31,008 in tuition and fees each year.
Missouri University of Science and Technology also claimed a spot on our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 23 |
| Minnesota | 81 |
| Iowa | 42 |
| North Dakota | 0 |
| South Dakota | 7 |
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Materials Engineering Related Majors for Materials Engineering
Materials Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar 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 3 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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