2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Paper Science & Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Paper Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Paper Science & Engineering is the 347th most popular major in the country with 45 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, paper science and engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 paper science and engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Paper Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in paper science and engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent paper science and engineering programs, but they also cost less that 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 paper science and engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The paper 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 Paper Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Paper Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Paper Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Paper Science & Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

#1

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, New York

#1 in overall quality

$24,990 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Paper Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #1 spot on the list. ESF is a small public school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 5 masters’s paper engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ESF, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Paper Science & 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 ESF are $24,990.

Read full report on Paper Science & Engineering at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

#2

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

$31,355 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Paper Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s paper engineering students in 2019-2020.

WMU also made our “Best Paper Science & Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Paper Science & Engineering at Western Michigan University

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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