2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income Over $110k) in Virginia

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Virginia, there were 95 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general materials engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The materials processing and manufacturing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Vallue Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income Over $110k) in Virginia

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$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 #1 for the Best Vallue Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’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.

Read full report on General Materials Engineering at Virginia Tech

#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 5 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Virginia General Materials Engineering Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income Over $110k)

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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