2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Indiana
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You
With 98 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, materials engineering is the #133 most popular major in Indiana.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality in Materials Engineering
Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best value school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Indiana. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue are $9,992 per year. While working on their degree, materials engineering majors at Purdue accumulate an average of around $18,125 in student debt.
Purdue did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in Indiana list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Indiana list. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Notre Dame undergraduate students pay an average of $58,843 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Notre Dame also took the #1 spot in our Best Materials Engineering Schools in Indiana rankings.
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Explore all the Best Value Materials Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 183 |
| Ohio | 179 |
| Illinois | 203 |
| 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.
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 2 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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