2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

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General Materials Engineering is the 189th most popular major in the country with 3,485 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Massachusetts, there were 121 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general materials engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general materials 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 materials engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts doctor’s degree materials processing and manufacturing students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering in Massachusetts (With Aid)

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$56,719 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to qualified students.

MIT also made our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Materials Engineering at MIT

#2

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid. Boston University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to qualified students.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.

Read more about General Materials Engineering at Boston University

#3

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$29,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #3 spot on the list. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

WPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Worcester Polytechnic Institute General Materials 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.

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