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2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$51,140 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,744 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 235 degrees and certificates were awarded to materials engineering students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #123 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the materials engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Materials Engineering

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, PA
$59,020 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Villanova University the best value school in Pennsylvania for materials engineering students. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Villanova are $59,020 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Villanova is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Full Materials Engineering at Villanova University Report

$20,362 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pitt are $20,362 a 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 Pennsylvania ranking.

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#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA
$57,470 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lehigh are $57,470 a year. After completing their degree, materials engineering graduates from Lehigh carry an average student debtload of $26,000.

In addition to its great value ranking, Lehigh is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
$61,710 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UPenn are $61,710 per year.

UPenn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA
$57,136 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Drexel undergraduate students pay an average of $57,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Materials Engineering majors at Drexel take out an average of $31,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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
New York 158
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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Panoramedia.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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