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2023 Best Value Materials Sciences Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$37,083 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Materials Sciences School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, materials sciences was ranked #267 in the country. In fact 658 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Materials Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the New England Region 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 the New England Region

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

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Materials Sciences

$36,964 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best value school in the New England Region for materials sciences students. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

UMass Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $36,964 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Materials Sciences at University of Massachusetts Amherst

$37,202 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNH are $37,202 a year.

Read full report on Materials Sciences at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

Best Materials Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best materials sciences schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 22
Connecticut 0
New Hampshire 1
Vermont 1

More Materials Sciences Rankings in the New England Region

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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