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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Pennsylvania

4 Ranked Colleges
96 Degrees Awarded
$28,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Materials Engineering is the 150th most popular major in the country with 3,485 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Pennsylvania, there were 207 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,600 and $28,988 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 96 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in materials engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 materials engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The materials engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree materials engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. UPenn is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 19 bachelors’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn also made our “Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $20,632 for Pennsylvania Bachelor’s Degree Materials Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Pennsylvania.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

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#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s materials engineering students in 2019-2020.

Lehigh not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The yearly cost to attend Lehigh University is $26,906 for Pennsylvania Bachelor’s Degree Materials Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k. Pitt is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 27 bachelors’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania bachelor’s degree materials engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, Pitt has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. It costs about $28,358 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree materials engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k. Drexel is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 24 bachelors’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel also took the #4 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Drexel is $36,496 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree materials engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Drexel University

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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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