by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 the Southwest region, there were 54 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in materials sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular materials sciences programs in the United States.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 4 masters’s materials science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Materials Sciences Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s materials science students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #3 spot on the list. NAU is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 2 masters’s materials science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Materials Sciences at Northern Arizona University
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