by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Materials Engineering Major in Idaho for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that 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 Idaho, there were 49 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,028 and $21,139 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,320 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Materials Engineering Major in Idaho for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in materials engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular materials engineering programs in the United States.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Materials Engineering Major in Idaho for a Doctorate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Materials Engineering Major in Idaho for a Doctorate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Materials Engineering Major in Idaho for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Boise, Idaho, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Materials Engineering at Boise State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Materials Engineering Major in Idaho for a Doctorate. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s materials engineering students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
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