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Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama

2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$13,261 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,721 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering was ranked 5th in Alabama. In fact, 3,927 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Alabama to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Engineering

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Our analysis found Auburn University to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Alabama. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Auburn are $11,826 a year.

Auburn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in Alabama. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAB are $8,568 per year.

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#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Out of the 6 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the # 3 spot on the list. UA is a very large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA are $11,620 per year.

UA also took the #4 spot in our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama rankings.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of South Alabama is a great value for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USA are $8,756 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Alabama in Huntsville is a great value for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UAH is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Huntsville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAH are $11,488 a year.

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#6

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, AL

Tuskegee University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Tuskegee is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Tuskegee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tuskegee are $22,614 a year.

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Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 5,126
West Virginia 990
Mississippi 1,512
South Carolina 2,318
Florida 9,040
Virginia 5,181
Arkansas 1,082
Kentucky 1,343
Georgia 5,301
Tennessee 2,281
Louisiana 1,832

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904
Materials Engineering 3,415
Other Engineering 2,760
Environmental Engineering 2,759
Operations Research 1,698
Agricultural Engineering 1,472
Engineering Science 1,454
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1,378
Petroleum Engineering 1,256
Robotics Engineering 1,243
Architectural Engineering 1,012
Engineering Physics 994
Manufacturing Engineering 947
Construction Engineering 878
Nuclear Engineering 864
Marine Engineering 445
Biological Engineering 410
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 360
Geoscience Engineering 325
Mining Engineering 314
Textile Engineering 310
Ocean Engineering 285
Engineering Mechanics 272
Metallurgical Engineering 179
Energy Systems Engineering 138
Biochemical Engineering 109
Ceramic Engineering 94
Surveying Engineering 73
Electromechanical Engineering 45
Forest Engineering 41
Paper Science & Engineering 27
Engineering Chemistry 13

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

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