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2022 Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s

6 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$28,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s” ranking.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in metallurgical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great metallurgical 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 metallurgical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree metallurgical engineering students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Metallurgical Engineering

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana Technological University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. Montana Tech is a public institution located in Butte, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree metallurgical engineering students 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 Tech

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s metallurgical engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #3 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 U of U are $24,695.

Read more about Metallurgical Engineering at University of Utah

#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 #3 for the Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school situated in Rolla, Missouri. It awarded 1 masters’s metallurgical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri University of Science and Technology also made our “Best Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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. University of Nevada - Reno is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s metallurgical engineering degrees to qualified students.

UNR also made our “Best Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Nevada - Reno Metallurgical Engineering Report

#5

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree metallurgical engineering students list, UA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UA 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 ranking. Colorado School of 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 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 Mines are $39,800.

Full Colorado School of Mines Metallurgical 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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