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2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

10 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$22,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,485 people earned their degree in general materials engineering, making the major the 189th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 258 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 89 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 10 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general materials 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 Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

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

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Materials Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689.

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#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing students in 2019-2020.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of North Texas General Materials Engineering Report

#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Materials Engineering at Texas State University

#3 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963.

Full OSU General Materials Engineering Report

#10 in overall quality

The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing students in 2019-2020.

UTEP also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Materials Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso

#7 in overall quality

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a small public school situated in Socorro, New Mexico. It awarded 3 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

New Mexico Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Tech are $25,602, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 10 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Dallas General Materials Engineering Report

#9 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to qualified students.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376.

Full UT Arlington 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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