2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Materials Engineering Master'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master'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.
Top 10 Best Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Cornell University to be the best value school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 a year.
Cornell not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.
Lehigh graduate students pay an average of $27,130 in tuition and fees each year.
Lehigh excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value materials engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
UPenn graduate students pay an average of $42,932 in tuition and fees each year.
UPenn also took the #4 spot in our Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value materials engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 per year.
UMCP excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NJIT are $34,760 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NJIT also did well on our Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Binghamton University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Binghamton University graduate students pay an average of $25,570 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for materials engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt are $42,024 per year.
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Drexel University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Drexel graduate students pay an average of $37,074 in tuition and fees each year.
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Alfred University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the remote town of Alfred, Alfred is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Alfred graduate students pay an average of $23,689 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Johns Hopkins also did well on our Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Request InformationBest Materials Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best materials engineering colleges 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 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Panoramedia.
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