2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New York

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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 New York, there were 173 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,300 and $21,333 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 32 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New York” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in materials engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent materials engineering programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New York.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in New York

#1

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York

#3 in overall quality

$25,583 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Stony Brook, New York, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s materials engineering students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York

#4 in overall quality

$25,290 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New York. Vestal, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Binghamton University

#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#1 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #3 spot on the list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042.

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#4

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

#2 in overall quality

$58,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 6 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york doctor’s degree materials engineering students list, RPI has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at RPI

#4

Clarkson University

Potsdam, New York

#3 in overall quality

$34,232 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarkson University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Potsdam, New York, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Clarkson also took the #3 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarkson University are $34,232, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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