2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in Massachusetts

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Massachusetts, there were 121 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,300 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts” ranking analyzed 2 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the materials engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 Doctorate in Massachusetts”.

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Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts doctor’s degree materials engineering students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in Massachusetts

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$56,719 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 21 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT also took the #1 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Massachusetts Institute of Technology Materials Engineering Report

#1

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$29,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts list. WPI is a medium-sized school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 3 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

WPI also took the #3 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WPI are $29,040.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at WPI

#2

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 4 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Boston U 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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