2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Materials Engineering 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.
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 Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Villanova University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for materials engineering students. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Villanova are $59,020 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Villanova also did well on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great value for materials engineering students. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
Cornell undergraduate students pay an average of $61,015 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that materials engineering majors at Cornell take out is $15,500.
Cornell did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.
Lehigh undergraduate students pay an average of $57,470 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, materials engineering majors at Lehigh accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Lehigh also did well on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UPenn are $61,710 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UPenn also is in the top 5% of our Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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The excellent programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Pitt undergraduate students pay an average of $35,394 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Pitt also is in the top 20% of our Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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Stevens Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Stevens are $56,920 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Stevens is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMCP are $38,638 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMCP also did well on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NJIT are $34,034 per year.
NJIT also claimed a spot on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Binghamton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for materials engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Binghamton University are $28,230 per year.
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Clarkson University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value materials engineering programs. Located in the town of Potsdam, Clarkson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Clarkson undergraduate students pay an average of $54,370 in tuition and fees each year.
Clarkson also claimed a spot on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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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 15 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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