2023 Best Value Materials Sciences Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Materials Sciences School for You
Materials Sciences is the #267 most popular major in the country with 658 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Materials Sciences Schools ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for materials science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Materials Sciences Schools
Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the best value school for materials sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State are $16,498 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Materials Sciences Schools list. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UD are $36,880 a year.
UD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Materials Sciences Schools list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is a great value for materials sciences students. Located in the city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Eau Claire are $17,149 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Eau Claire also did well on our Best Materials Sciences Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Materials Sciences Schools list. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.
UCSB undergraduate students pay an average of $44,171 in tuition and fees each year.
UCSB also claimed a spot on our Best Materials Sciences Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials sciences schools in the United States. Rowan is a large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.
Rowan undergraduate students pay an average of $23,408 in tuition and fees each year.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Materials Sciences Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Texas A&M College Station is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Materials Sciences Schools list.
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With a ranking of #7, William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s best value schools for materials sciences students. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Wayne.
William Paterson University undergraduate students pay an average of $22,946 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for materials sciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Berkeley are $43,980 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UC Berkeley also did well on our Best Materials Sciences Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for materials sciences students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
PFW undergraduate students pay an average of $21,265 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Sciences Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMass Amherst are $36,964 a year.
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Majors Related to Materials Science
Materials Sciences is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | 21,239 |
| Physics | 13,674 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 7,821 |
| General Physical Sciences | 3,823 |
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,375 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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 the rest 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Per Henning.
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