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2023 Best Value Materials Sciences Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$60,768 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Materials Sciences School for You

With 2 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, materials sciences is the #278 most popular major in Illinois.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Materials Sciences Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Check out the materials science programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Materials Sciences School

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL
$60,768 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best value school in Illinois for materials sciences students. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Northwestern undergraduate students pay an average of $60,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Materials Sciences Schools in Illinois list.

Full Materials Sciences at Northwestern University Report

Best Value Materials Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Materials Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 21
Ohio 4
Indiana 1
Wisconsin 9

Materials Sciences is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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 values are for the top school 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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