2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

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General Materials Engineering is the 189th most popular major in the country with 3,485 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Virginia, there were 95 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general materials engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general materials engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general materials engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 8 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Materials Engineering at University of Virginia

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Virginia Tech General Materials Engineering Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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.

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