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2022 Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

2 Ranked Colleges
11 Degrees Awarded
$38,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 646 people earned their degree in general materials science, making the major the 522nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 33 general materials science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 general materials science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general materials science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general materials science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general materials science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree general materials science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 2 masters’s general materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree general materials science students whose families make $30-$48k list, Michigan State has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.

Read full report on General Materials Science at Michigan State University

#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 6 masters’s general materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree general materials science students whose families make $30-$48k list, Wayne State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215.

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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%.

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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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