2023 Best Value Materials Sciences Schools in Arizona
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Materials Sciences School for You
With 29 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, materials sciences is the #180 most popular major in Arizona.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Materials Sciences Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Arizona 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.
Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality in Materials Sciences
Our analysis found University of Arizona to be the best value school for materials sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Arizona. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Arizona are $12,404 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great value for materials sciences students. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.
NAU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,527 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Value Materials Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 10 |
| New Mexico | 8 |
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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 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.