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2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

4 Ranked Colleges
25 Degrees Awarded
$37,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Pennsylvania, there were 207 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general materials engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general materials engineering programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering in Pennsylvania

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #1 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Pennsylvania State University - University Park General Materials Engineering Report

#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lehigh, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh are $27,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Materials Engineering at Lehigh University

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania doctor’s degree materials processing and manufacturing students list, Pitt has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836.

Full Pitt General Materials Engineering Report

#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. Drexel is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel also made our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Materials Engineering at Drexel

#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania doctor’s degree materials processing and manufacturing students list, UPenn has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760.

Full University of Pennsylvania 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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