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

7 Ranked Colleges
68 Degrees Awarded
$21,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

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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 Texas, there were 160 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $26,390 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 68 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

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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Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

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

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in Texas

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas 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 located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

Read more about Materials Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 6 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Materials Engineering at UT Austin

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UH Materials Engineering Report

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Texas State University

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618.

Full University of North Texas Materials Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. The University of Texas at Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to qualified students.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Materials Engineering at UT Dallas

#7 in overall quality

The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UTEP also took the #7 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso Materials Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree materials engineering students list, UT Arlington has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Materials Engineering at UT Arlington

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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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