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

5 Ranked Colleges
164 Degrees Awarded
$45,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.

General Materials Science is the 522nd most popular major in the country with 646 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 239 general materials science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 164 general materials science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

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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Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree general materials science students.

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

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 masters’s general materials science degrees to qualified students.

University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 46 masters’s general materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree general materials science students list, Carnegie Mellon has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Materials Science at Carnegie Mellon

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia University in the City of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 masters’s general materials science degrees to qualified students.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Materials Science at Columbia

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. RIT is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s general materials science degrees to qualified students.

RIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full RIT General Materials Science Report

#5

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 10 masters’s general materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Rochester, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Rochester General Materials Science Report

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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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