2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Alabama (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Engineering is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,411 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Alabama, there were 220 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 220 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Alabama (With Aid)

#1

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$19,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #1 spot on the list. UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 124 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

UAB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAB are $19,188, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Alabama at Birmingham General Engineering Report

#2

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$25,386 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a public institution located in Huntsville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 95 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAH, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama in Huntsville are $25,386, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at University of Alabama in Huntsville

#3

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956.

Read full report on General Engineering at Auburn

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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