by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 600 people earned their degree in general materials science, making the major the 538th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 54 general materials science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 general materials science graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general materials science. That schools that top this list have a program in general materials science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree general materials science students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general materials science degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 4 masters’s general materials science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about General Materials Science at University of Arizona
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general materials science degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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