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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

53 Ranked Colleges
1,627 Degrees Awarded
$8,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,485 people earned their degree in materials engineering, making the major the 150th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, materials engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $63,129 and had an average of $23,918 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,627 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 53 colleges that offered a degree in materials engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great materials engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the 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 Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s materials engineering degrees to qualified students.

MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Massachusetts Institute of Technology is $1,820 for bachelor’s degree materials engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

Out of the 53 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree materials engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, Northwestern has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northwestern is $3,995 for Bachelor’s Degree Materials Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 53 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #3 spot on the list. Stanford University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Stanford, California. It awarded 8 bachelors’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford also took the #2 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stanford is $1,145 for Bachelor’s Degree Materials Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. UPenn is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 19 bachelors’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UPenn is $4,833 for Bachelor’s Degree Materials Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Materials Engineering at University of Pennsylvania

#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

Out of the 53 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #5 spot on the list. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s materials engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree materials engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, Cornell has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,518 for bachelor’s degree materials engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Cornell.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Cornell University

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s materials engineering degrees to 47 students in 2019-2020.

U-M also made our “Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $5,887 for Bachelor’s Degree Materials Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

The low student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

With a ranking of #7, University of Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 70 bachelors’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #17 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UF is $4,069 for bachelor’s degree materials engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UF Materials Engineering Report

With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 50 bachelors’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $6,860 for bachelor’s degree materials engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UW - Madison Materials Engineering Report

#9

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#14 in overall quality

Johns Hopkins University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Johns Hopkins University is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s materials engineering degrees to qualified students.

Johns Hopkins did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Johns Hopkins University is $8,210 for Bachelor’s Degree Materials Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full Johns Hopkins Materials Engineering Report

#10

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

With a ranking of #10, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 64 bachelors’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also took the #12 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,879 for bachelor’s degree materials engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Purdue.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Purdue

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s materials engineering degrees to 87 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #8 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is $8,464 for Bachelor’s Degree Materials Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Materials Engineering Report

University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend UW Seattle is $7,467 for bachelor’s degree materials engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at UW Seattle

Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 72 bachelors’s materials engineering degrees to qualified students.

Ohio State also made our “Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio State University - Main Campus is $10,037 for Bachelor’s Degree Materials Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Ohio State

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 99 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s materials engineering students in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also made our “Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $11,454 for bachelor’s degree materials engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Georgia Tech.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Georgia Tech Materials Engineering Report

Michigan Technological University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Houghton, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s materials engineering students in 2019-2020.

Michigan Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Michigan Tech is $9,049 for Bachelor’s Degree Materials Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Materials Engineering at Michigan Tech

#16

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#18 in overall quality

University of California - Los Angeles ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. UCLA is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 23 bachelors’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree materials engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, UCLA has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCLA is $9,254 for bachelor’s degree materials engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of California - Los Angeles Materials Engineering Report

#17

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 50 degrees to qualified bachelors’s materials engineering students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is $8,418 for Bachelor’s Degree Materials Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Materials Engineering Report

#18

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#10 in overall quality

California Institute of Technology ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. California Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pasadena, California. It awarded 5 bachelors’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Caltech also made our “Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $3,756 for Bachelor’s Degree Materials Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend California Institute of Technology.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Materials Engineering at California Institute of Technology

University of California - Irvine landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UC Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 30 bachelors’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $10,373 for Bachelor’s Degree Materials Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UC Irvine.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Materials Engineering at University of California - Irvine

Iowa State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #20. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 55 bachelors’s materials engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree materials engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, Iowa State has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State University is $10,843 for Bachelor’s Degree Materials Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #21. Located in San Luis Obispo, California, this large public school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s materials engineering students in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is $14,680 for bachelor’s degree materials engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Materials Engineering Report

#22

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. NC State is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $9,887 for Bachelor’s Degree Materials Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend North Carolina State University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#23

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #23. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s materials engineering degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

UMCP also made our “Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #23. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maryland - College Park is $12,128 for Bachelor’s Degree Materials Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Maryland - College Park Materials Engineering Report

#24

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree materials engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $14,010 for bachelor’s degree materials engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Virginia Tech Materials Engineering Report

#25

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

With a ranking of #25, Washington State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Washington State University is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 31 bachelors’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $11,337 for Bachelor’s Degree Materials Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Wazzu.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Wazzu

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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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