2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in Alabama (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

Across Alabama, there were 65 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,200 and $24,504 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,644 and $113,063 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in materials engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality materials engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the materials engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in Alabama (With Aid)

#1

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$19,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. UAB is a large public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 1 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB also made our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s materials engineering students in 2019-2020.

Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#3 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to qualified students.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940.

Read more about Materials Engineering at The University of Alabama

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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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