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2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Plains States 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. 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 Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States 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.

Check out the materials science programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the most popular school in the Plains States Region for materials sciences students. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Full Materials Sciences at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

The excellent programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Materials Sciences at University of South Dakota Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great place for materials sciences students. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

With a ranking of #6, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials sciences students. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

Full Materials Sciences at Saint Cloud State University Report

Best Materials Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 18
Minnesota 0
Kansas 4
North Dakota 1
South Dakota 4

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 6 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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