2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Paper Science & Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Paper Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 45 people earned their degree in paper science and engineering, making the major the 1094th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 paper science and engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Paper Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in paper science and engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent paper science and engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the paper science and engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Paper Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Paper Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree paper engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Paper Science & Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

#1

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, New York

#1 in overall quality

$24,990 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Paper Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #1 spot on the list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s paper engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

ESF also took the #1 spot in our “Best Paper Science & Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry are $24,990.

Full ESF Paper Science & Engineering Report

#2

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

$31,355 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Paper Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 3 masters’s paper engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Paper Science & Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Paper Science & Engineering at WMU

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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