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2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

11 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$22,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 3,485 people earned their degree in materials engineering, making the major the 150th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, materials engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $63,129 and had an average of $23,918 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 258 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $26,390 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 89 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in materials engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 materials engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree materials engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 19 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best 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 Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Materials Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 16 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #3 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ASU - Tempe Materials Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 6 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree materials engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Austin has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Austin Materials Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at OSU

#9 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Materials Engineering at University of North Texas

#6

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 11 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best 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 University of Houston are $18,689.

Full University of Houston Materials Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree materials engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Dallas has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas

#7 in overall quality

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a small public school situated in Socorro, New Mexico. It awarded 3 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at New Mexico Tech, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Tech are $25,602, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Materials Engineering at New Mexico Tech

#10 in overall quality

The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 5 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about Materials Engineering at UTEP

#10

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Texas State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #8 spot in our “Best 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 Texas State University are $17,040.

Read more about Materials Engineering at Texas State University

#9 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to qualified students.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best 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 The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376.

Full UT Arlington 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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