2023 Most Popular Colleges for General Materials Science in the New England Region

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 “Most Well Attended General Materials Science Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 600 people earned their degree in general materials science, making the major the 538th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 5 general materials science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended General Materials Science Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general materials science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general materials science.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended General Materials Science Major in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region general materials science students.

Top 2 Most Popular Colleges for General Materials Science in the New England Region

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Durham, New Hampshire

$42,868 Average Early-Career Earnings

$26,111 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Materials Science Major in the New England Region list. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified ’s general materials science students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Materials Science at UNH

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

$40,070 Average Early-Career Earnings

$22,994 Average Student Debt

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended General Materials Science Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Vermont is a fairly large public school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 1 ’s general materials science degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.

Credits

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