2023 Best Value Materials Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Materials Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region 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. 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.
Best Materials Sciences School
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 Plains States Region . Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri State are $16,498 a year.
Full Materials Sciences at Missouri State University - Springfield Report
Request InformationBest Materials Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best materials sciences colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 18 |
| Minnesota | 0 |
| Kansas | 4 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
| South Dakota | 4 |
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Materials Sciences Related Majors for Materials Science
One of 8 majors within the area of study, materials sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Materials Science
| 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.