2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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.
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for materials engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Master'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 master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.
UAB graduate students pay an average of $19,188 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clemson are $23,246 a year.
Clemson also claimed a spot on our Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great value for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large 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 made our Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #2.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 a year.
University of Virginia also made our Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #3.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $30,130 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF also is in the top 10% of our Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Auburn University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the 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.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Auburn also is in the top 10% of our Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Virginia Tech came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 per year.
Virginia Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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North Carolina State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree materials engineering programs. 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.
In addition to its great value ranking, NC State is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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University of South Florida - Main 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 #9 on the list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USF Tampa are $21,126 per year.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville 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 #10 on the list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Knoxville are $31,798 per year.
UT Knoxville also claimed a spot on our Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Explore the best materials engineering colleges 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 |
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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 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.
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