2026 Best Value Materials Sciences Schools in Arizona
[Materials Sciences](/majors/physical-sciences/materials-sciences/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value materials sciences schools.
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2026 Best Value Materials Sciences Schools in Arizona
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in materials sciences, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Materials Sciences Schools
For return on investment in materials sciences, no school beat University Of Arizona this year. University Of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $13,573, compared with $39,903 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for materials sciences graduates is $21,861. Early-career materials sciences graduates make about $50,834. That is a strong return on a $21,861 median debt. Roughly 86% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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