2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States 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.
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 Master's 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 master’s degree. SD Mines is a small public school located in the small 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great value for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great value for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,008 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMN Duluth are $29,060 a year.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
WUSTL graduate students pay an average of $58,288 in tuition and fees each year.
WUSTL also took the #2 spot in our Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
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Explore the best materials engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| 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 5 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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