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2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Materials Sciences Master's Degree School for You

With 9 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, materials sciences is the #238 most popular major in North Carolina.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Most Popular Materials Sciences Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Materials Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Materials Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the most popular school for materials sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

Women make up 57% of the materials science majors at the school.

Read full report on Materials Sciences at Duke University

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials sciences schools in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

Read full report on Materials Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Best Materials Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Materials Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2
Virginia 5
Florida 5
Tennessee 5
Arkansas 11
Alabama 2

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

Majors Similar 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 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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