2024 Best General Materials Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

General Materials Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #129 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for general materials science students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 7 doctor's degrees in general materials science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general materials science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general materials science students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general materials science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general materials science students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Materials Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Materials Science in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general materials science.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in General Materials Science

1

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

University of Arizona is a good decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in general materials science. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tucson.More information about a doctorate in general materials science from University of Arizona

2

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northern Arizona University is a good option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in general materials science. NAU is a very large public university located in the city of Flagstaff.More information about a doctorate in general materials science from Northern Arizona University

Best General Materials Science Colleges by State

Explore the best general materials science schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	171	3
New Mexico	73	4

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General Materials Science Related Rankings by Major

General Materials Science is one of 2 different types of Materials Sciences programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Per Henning. More about our data sources and methodologies.