2022 Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina

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 General Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across North Carolina, there were 14 general materials science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 general materials science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general materials science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general materials science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Science in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #1 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 4 doctorate’s general materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Materials Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Materials Science at UNC Chapel Hill

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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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