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2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$50,133 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$80,203 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You

With 129 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, materials engineering is the #133 most popular major in Massachusetts.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Massachusetts 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.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for materials engineering majors pursuing a .

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Materials Engineering

$16,439 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best value school in Massachusetts for materials engineering students. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMass Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $16,439 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Materials Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

$55,878 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MIT are $55,878 a year.

MIT also made our Best Materials Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

$55,531 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in Massachusetts. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

WPI undergraduate students pay an average of $55,531 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, WPI is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA
$63,000 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tufts are $63,000 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Tufts is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, MA
$59,816 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Boston U are $59,816 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Boston U is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list.

Full Materials Engineering at Boston University Report

Best Value Materials Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 55
Maine 0

One of 40 majors within the area of study, materials engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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