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2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$38,103 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,822 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You

Materials Engineering is the #180 most popular major in New York with 158 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. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New York to see which 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Materials Engineering Colleges.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality in Materials Engineering

#1

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY
$10,390 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Binghamton University to be the best value school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a large student population.

Binghamton University undergraduate students pay an average of $10,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Binghamton University

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY
$61,015 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in New York list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cornell are $61,015 per year. On average, materials engineering graduates from Cornell take out $15,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

Cornell not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in New York list.

Full Materials Engineering at Cornell University Report

#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
$10,455 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Stony Brook University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in New York. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Stony Brook are $10,455 a year.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Stony Brook University

#4

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY
$54,370 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Clarkson University is a great value for materials engineering students. Located in the remote town of Potsdam, Clarkson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Clarkson undergraduate students pay an average of $54,370 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Clarkson also is in the top 15% of our Best Materials Engineering Schools in New York ranking.

Full Materials Engineering at Clarkson University Report

#5

Alfred University

Alfred, NY
$33,864 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alfred University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in New York list. Located in the town of Alfred, Alfred is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alfred are $33,864 per year.

Full Materials Engineering at Alfred University Report

$58,526 Average Tuition & Fees

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RPI are $58,526 per year. The average amount in student loans that materials engineering majors at RPI take out is $23,902.

RPI also claimed a spot on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Materials Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Report

Best Value Materials Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 235
Maryland 89
New Jersey 9
District of Columbia 0

Materials Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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