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2023 Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$10,852 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$85,090 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alabama at Birmingham the best value school in Alabama for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UAB are $8,100 a year.

UAB also took the #5 spot in our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama rankings.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Auburn are $11,826 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Auburn is ranked #1 for overall quality for engineering in Alabama.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of South Alabama is a great value for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USA are $8,426 per year.

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#4

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. UA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UA are $11,470 a year.

UA also made our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #2.

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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 master’s degree. UAH is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAH are $11,686 per year.

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Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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