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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Materials Engineering Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Materials Engineering Major in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Materials Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 3,415 people earned their degree in materials engineering, making the major the 154th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, materials engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $65,007 and had an average of $23,030 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 324 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,232 and $22,750 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 98 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Materials Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in materials engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their materials engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Materials Engineering Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Materials Engineering Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 11 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Materials Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Socorro, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Materials Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full The University of Texas at Dallas Materials Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Materials Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full ASU - Tempe Materials Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Materials Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified doctorate’s materials engineering students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full Texas A&M College Station Materials Engineering Report

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Materials Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to qualified students.

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University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Materials Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at UNT

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Materials Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 7 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Materials Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s materials engineering students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Materials Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 2 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Materials Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s materials engineering students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Materials Engineering at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Materials Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at University of Houston

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