by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in Missouri” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 658 people earned their degree in materials sciences, making the major the 265th most popular in the United States. 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 Missouri, there were 18 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,301 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in Missouri” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in materials sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in materials sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in Missouri”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in Missouri”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #1 spot on the list. Missouri State is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 12 masters’s materials science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in Missouri list. WUSTL is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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