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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Science (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
164 Degrees Awarded
$43,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue General Materials Science Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $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 Vallue General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $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 Vallue General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general materials science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general materials science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general materials science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

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

#1

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 #1 for the Best Vallue General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $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.

Read full report on General Materials Science at University of Delaware

#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #2 spot on the list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general materials science degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University at Buffalo, the school also landed 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.

Full University at Buffalo General Materials Science Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. Columbia is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 masters’s general materials science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s general materials science students in 2019-2020.

RIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIT are $50,442, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #5 spot on the list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general materials science degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326.

Read full report on General Materials Science at Carnegie Mellon

#6

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#3 in overall quality

University of Rochester landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s general materials science students in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Rochester General Materials Science Report

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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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