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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering in the Southwest Region

11 Ranked Colleges
98 Degrees Awarded
$30,300 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

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In 2020-2021, 3,415 people earned their degree in general materials engineering, making the major the 199th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 324 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 98 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in general materials engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful general materials engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate”.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 25 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about General Materials Engineering at UT Dallas

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 9 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #6. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 7 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

With a ranking of #8, University of Houston did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate ranking. The University of Texas at El Paso is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate ranking. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a small school located in Socorro, New Mexico that handed out 2 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about General Materials Engineering at New Mexico Tech

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