by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on General Materials Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Materials Science is the 538th most popular major in the country with 600 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 7 general materials science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on General Materials Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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.
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 “Schools Highly Focused on General Materials Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region general materials science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana Technological University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Materials Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Butte, Montana, and it awarded 2 ’s general materials science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Materials Science at Montana Tech
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on General Materials Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 4 ’s general materials science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on General Materials Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 1 ’s general materials science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Materials Science at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Materials Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. The University of Montana is a fairly large school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 0 ’s general materials science degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on General Materials Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #4 spot on the list. MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s general materials science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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