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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

1 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$12,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Materials Science is the 522nd most popular major in the country with 646 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 7 general materials science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 general materials science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general materials science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general materials science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree general materials science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Missouri State University - Springfield is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s general materials science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree general materials science students whose families make $0-$30k list, Missouri State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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