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2023 Best Value Materials Science Schools in the Plains States Region

1 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$16,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Materials Science Schools in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Materials Science Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Materials Sciences is the 265th most popular major in the country with 658 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, materials sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $64,925 and had an average of $26,966 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 27 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great materials sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the materials sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 in the Plains States Region”.

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Best Value Materials Science Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region materials science students.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Materials Sciences in the Plains States Region

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Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Materials Science Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 12 ’s materials science degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Materials Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri State University - Springfield is $16,718 for plains states region materials science students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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