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2022 Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$28,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master's For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 207 people earned their degree in metallurgical engineering, making the major the 308th most popular in the United States. 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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in metallurgical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality metallurgical 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 metallurgical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Metallurgical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. 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.

Missouri University of Science and Technology also took the #2 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 Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943.

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

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s metallurgical engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree metallurgical engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, U of U has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Metallurgical Engineering at U of U

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana Technological University landed the #3 spot on the list. Butte, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s metallurgical engineering degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Montana Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montana Tech are $19,429.

Full Montana Tech Metallurgical Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Reno, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s metallurgical engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UNR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #5 spot on the list. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s metallurgical engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Alabama Metallurgical Engineering Report

#6

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Colorado School of Mines landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Mines is a public institution located in Golden, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree metallurgical engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, Mines has also earned the #1 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 Colorado School of Mines are $39,800.

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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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