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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in New York

5 Ranked Colleges
85 Degrees Awarded
$32,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,485 people earned their degree in general materials engineering, making the major the 189th most popular in the United States.

Across New York, there were 173 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 85 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general materials engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general materials engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in New York

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cornell is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 60 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #2 spot on the list. Stony Brook University is a public institution located in Stony Brook, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #3 spot on the list. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 9 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute General Materials Engineering Report

#4

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Vestal, New York, and it awarded 5 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290.

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#5

Alfred University

Alfred, New York

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Alfred University landed the #5 spot on the list. Alfred is a private not-for-profit institution located in Alfred, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Alfred, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Alfred are $24,783, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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.

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