2024 Best General Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Alabama

General Materials Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #136 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 21 master's degrees in general materials engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Materials Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

The materials processing and manufacturing master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

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

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general materials engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general materials engineering students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general materials engineering related body.

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

More Ways to Rank General Materials 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 General Materials 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 General Materials Engineering in Alabama

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

Top Alabama Schools for a Master's in Materials Processing and Manufacturing

1

Auburn University
Auburn, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general materials engineering has to look into Auburn University. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general materials engineering from Auburn University

2

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Alabama at Birmingham if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general materials engineering. UAB is a very large public university located in the city of Birmingham.More information about a master’s in general materials engineering from University of Alabama at Birmingham

3

Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Tuskegee University is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in general materials engineering. Tuskegee is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Tuskegee.More information about a master’s in general materials engineering from Tuskegee University

Best General Materials Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	61
Georgia	370	22
North Carolina	334	16
Virginia	331	18
Tennessee	313	16
Kentucky	268	0
South Carolina	260	11
Louisiana	250	6
Mississippi	243	0
Arkansas	187	0
West Virginia	164	1

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General Materials Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the Materials Engineering area of study, General Materials Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).
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