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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

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129 Degrees Awarded
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Most Well Attended General Materials Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor's

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 “Most Well Attended General Materials Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Materials Science is the 538th most popular major in the country with 600 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 311 general materials science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 129 general materials science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended General Materials Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general materials science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general materials science programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended General Materials Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general materials science students.

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended General Materials Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Materials Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Columbia is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s general materials science degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about General Materials Science at Columbia University in the City of New York

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University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended General Materials Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #3 spot on the list. UD is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 17 bachelors’s general materials science degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UD General Materials Science Report

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Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended General Materials Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s general materials science degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended General Materials Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general materials science students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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