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2023 Best Value Materials Sciences Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$15,199 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Materials Sciences School for You

Materials Sciences is the #226 most popular major in Michigan with 21 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Materials Sciences Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Michigan 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Materials Sciences Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for materials science majors pursuing a .

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality in Materials Sciences

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
$15,966 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the best value school for materials sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Michigan. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan State are $15,966 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Michigan State is ranked #4 for overall quality for materials science in Michigan.

Full Materials Sciences at Michigan State University Report

#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI
$15,199 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Materials Sciences Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wayne State are $15,199 a year.

Read full report on Materials Sciences at Wayne State University

Best Value Materials Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 4
Illinois 2
Indiana 1
Wisconsin 9

One of 8 majors within the area of study, materials sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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