2022 Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Materials Sciences is the 258th most popular major in the country with 689 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, materials sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,225 and had an average of $23,698 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 40 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in materials sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great materials sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the materials sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The materials science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s materials science degrees to qualified students.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Materials Sciences Report

#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s materials science degrees to qualified students.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Materials Sciences at UARK

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences (Income $75-$110k)

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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