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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

4 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$42,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 646 people earned their degree in general materials science, making the major the 522nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 239 general materials science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 general materials science graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general materials science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general materials science programs that also have a lower cost than 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 general materials science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UD is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 8 doctorate’s general materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Materials Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Delaware are $35,192, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s general materials science degrees to qualified students.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best General Materials Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 16 doctorate’s general materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Materials Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s general materials science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree general materials science students list, Columbia has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Materials Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rochester. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general materials science students in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Materials Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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