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Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Minnesota

2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$13,096 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,574 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 81 degrees and certificates were awarded to materials engineering students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #130 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Minnesota 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.

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality in Materials Engineering

$10,184 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Winona State University the best value school in Minnesota for materials engineering students. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Winona State undergraduate students pay an average of $10,184 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that materials engineering majors at Winona State take out is $27,000.

Winona State also claimed a spot on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in Minnesota list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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$15,254 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great value for materials engineering students. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

UMN Twin Cities undergraduate students pay an average of $15,254 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, materials engineering graduates from UMN Twin Cities take out $22,796 in student loans while working on their degree.

UMN Twin Cities excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in Minnesota list.

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$13,850 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMN Duluth are $13,850 a year.

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Best Value Materials Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 23
Iowa 42
North Dakota 0
South Dakota 7

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 3 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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