2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 689 people earned their degree in materials sciences, making the major the 258th most popular in the United States. 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 Southwest region, there were 43 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,500 and $20,375 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality materials sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences in the Southwest Region

#1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s materials science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNM Materials Sciences Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s materials science degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Read full report on Materials Sciences at University of Arizona

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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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