by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Materials Science Major 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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in materials sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their materials sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region materials science students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburg, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified ’s materials science students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified ’s materials science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Missouri State University - Springfield Materials Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in the Plains States Region. University of South Dakota is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 4 ’s materials science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in the Plains States Region. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 6 ’s materials science degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 1 ’s materials science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University Materials Sciences Report
Saint Cloud State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 0 ’s materials science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Materials Sciences at St. Cloud State University
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