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2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Idaho

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,200 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,028 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You

With 49 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, materials engineering is the #81 most popular major in Idaho.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Idaho ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Idaho 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Idaho

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

Best Idaho Schools for Affordable Quality in Materials Engineering

$8,060 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Boise State University the best value school in Idaho for materials engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boise State are $8,060 per year. After completing their degree, materials engineering graduates from Boise State carry an average student debtload of $21,139.

Full Materials Engineering at Boise State University Report

#2

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID
$8,340 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in Idaho. U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

U of I undergraduate students pay an average of $8,340 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

U of I also took the #5 spot in our Best Materials Engineering Schools in Idaho rankings.

Full Materials Engineering at University of Idaho Report

Best Value Materials Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Materials Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 35
Utah 43
Montana 4

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

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 2 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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