2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Science in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

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 Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general materials science. 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree general materials science students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Science in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$37,215 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Getting Aid list. Wayne State is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 6 masters’s general materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. 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.

Read more about General Materials Science at Wayne State

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Science (With Aid)

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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