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2022 Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$28,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master's For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Metallurgical Engineering is the 308th most popular major in the country with 207 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, metallurgical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $68,650 and had an average of $20,130 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 26 metallurgical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in metallurgical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality metallurgical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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 metallurgical engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The metallurgical 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 Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Metallurgical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Rolla, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s metallurgical engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree metallurgical engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, Missouri University of Science and Technology has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943.

Read more about Metallurgical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

#2

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Colorado School of Mines is a medium-sized school located in Golden, Colorado that handed out 11 masters’s metallurgical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mines are $39,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Metallurgical Engineering at Mines

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana Technological University landed the #3 spot on the list. Montana Tech is a small school located in Butte, Montana that handed out 6 masters’s metallurgical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree metallurgical engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, Montana Tech has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montana Technological University are $19,429.

Read more about Metallurgical Engineering at Montana Technological University

#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s metallurgical engineering degrees to qualified students.

U of U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Utah Metallurgical Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Reno, Nevada, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s metallurgical engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNR, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

The University of Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s metallurgical engineering students in 2019-2020.

UA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940.

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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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