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2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region

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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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 Colleges.

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arizona the most popular school in the Southwest Region for materials sciences students. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for materials sciences students. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Materials Sciences at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Materials Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 10
Arizona 29
New Mexico 8

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 4 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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