2025 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Alabama

a master's degree in engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #6 out of 37 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 804 master's degrees in engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

The engineering master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt engineering students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for engineering students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Engineering Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Alabama list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Engineering in Alabama

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in engineering.

Top Alabama Schools for a Master's in Engineering

1

Auburn University
Auburn, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

227 Annual Graduates

Auburn University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in engineering. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in engineering from Auburn University

2

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

225 Annual Graduates

University of Alabama at Birmingham is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in engineering. UAB is a very large public university located in the city of Birmingham.More information about a master’s in engineering from University of Alabama at Birmingham

3

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

134 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in engineering has to take a look at The University of Alabama. Located in the medium-sized city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in engineering from The University of Alabama

4

University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

152 Annual Graduates

University of Alabama in Huntsville is a great option for students interested in a master's degree in engineering. UAH is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville.More information about a master’s in engineering from University of Alabama in Huntsville

Best Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	34	119
Florida	34	1,999
Virginia	33	925
Georgia	32	1,186
Tennessee	32	317
North Carolina	31	1,237
Kentucky	31	206
West Virginia	30	117
Louisiana	30	160
South Carolina	30	468
Arkansas	30	137

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	265
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	104
Mechanical Engineering	84
Civil Engineering	70
Computer Engineering	50
Other Engineering	37
Electrical Engineering	35
Architectural Engineering	34
Industrial Engineering	33
Chemical Engineering	26

Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering Technologies	433
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	356
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	97
Physical Sciences	77
Natural Resources & Conservation	66
Mathematics & Statistics	57
Architecture & Related Services	51

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes. More about our data sources and methodologies.