2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Ohio

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Materials Engineering is the 150th most popular major in the country with 3,485 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

Across Ohio, there were 197 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,800 and $27,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 67 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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 Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Ohio

#1

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified masters’s materials engineering students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Ohio State Materials Engineering Report

#2

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$47,958 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k list. Case Western Reserve University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 6 masters’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Case Western, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western Reserve University are $47,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Case Western

#3

Wright State University - Main Campus

Dayton, Ohio

#5 in overall quality

$24,286 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 6 masters’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Wright State University - Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286.

Read more about Materials Engineering at Wright State University - Main Campus

#4

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Cincinnati, Ohio

#4 in overall quality

$26,644 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k list. UC is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 11 masters’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at UC

#5

University of Dayton

Dayton, Ohio

#3 in overall quality

$17,780 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$81,333 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 14 masters’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UDayton also took the #3 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Dayton are $17,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Dayton Materials Engineering Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

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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