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2022 Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
164 Degrees Awarded
$43,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 239 general materials science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 164 general materials science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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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Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree general materials science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 36 masters’s general materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also made our “Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194.

Full Columbia University in the City of New York General Materials Science Report

#2

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 9 masters’s general materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

UD also made our “Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $35,192.

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#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 46 masters’s general materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 27 masters’s general materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028.

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#5

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rochester. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Rochester is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 10 masters’s general materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester also made our “Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505.

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#4 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Rochester Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at RIT are $50,442.

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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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