2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Alabama

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In 2019-2020, 11,925 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 78th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,152 and had an average of $20,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alabama, there were 224 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $88,150 and $28,440 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” ranking analyzed 2 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Alabama

#1

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$19,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$90,334 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama list. 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.

Full University of Alabama at Birmingham General Engineering Report

#2

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$25,386 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama. UAH is a public institution located in Huntsville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 95 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAH also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama in Huntsville are $25,386, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UAH General Engineering Report

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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