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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Engineering is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,411 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Alabama, there were 220 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 220 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama master’s degree engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Alabama

#1

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$19,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 124 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAB, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at University of Alabama at Birmingham

#2

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$25,386 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Huntsville, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 95 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

UAH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAH are $25,386, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Alabama in Huntsville General Engineering Report

#3

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k list. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Auburn, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at Auburn

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General 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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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