2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Alabama

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 EE Schools for a Master’s in Alabama” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Electrical Engineering is the 31st most popular major in the country with 30,670 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $70,098 and had an average of $23,581 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alabama, there were 412 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,929 and $27,847 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 34 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Alabama” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in electrical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality electrical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the electrical 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 EE Schools for a Master’s in Alabama

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama master’s degree ee students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in Alabama

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s EE students in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Auburn University

#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s EE students in 2019-2020.

UA also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’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 The University of Alabama are $30,940.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at UA

#3

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama

#3 in overall quality

$16,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s EE students in 2019-2020.

USA also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at USA are $16,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of South 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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