2026 Best Value General Materials Engineering Schools in Connecticut
[General Materials Engineering](/majors/engineering/materials-engineering/general-materials-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong general materials engineering education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value general materials engineering schools.
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2026 Best Value General Materials Engineering Schools in Connecticut
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general materials engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value General Materials Engineering Schools
For return on investment in general materials engineering, no school beat University Of Connecticut this year. Set in the town of Storrs, University Of Connecticut is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $21,044, compared with $43,712 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the general materials engineering program here. General Materials Engineering graduates of University Of Connecticut earn a median of $75,607 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. Roughly 52% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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