2023 Most Well Attended General Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended General Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Materials Science is the 538th most popular major in the country with 600 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 54 general materials science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended General Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general materials science. To top this list, a school must have a successful general materials science program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Well Attended General Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended General Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region”.
Top 3 Most Popular Colleges for General Materials Science in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended General Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 ’s general materials science degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Arizona General Materials Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended General Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 8 ’s general materials science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Materials Science at UNM
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended General Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northern Arizona University is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s general materials science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Northern Arizona University General Materials Science Report
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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