2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Chemistry (Income $48-$75k)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Materials Chemistry Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Materials Chemistry is the 1203rd most popular major in the country with 24 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 materials chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Materials Chemistry Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in materials chemistry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent materials chemistry programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the materials chemistry program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Materials Chemistry Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree materials chemistry students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Chemistry (Income $48-$75k)

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Chemistry Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s materials chemistry students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Materials Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UARK Materials Chemistry Report

#2

William Paterson University of New Jersey

Wayne, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$20,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Materials Chemistry Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k. This medium-sized school is located in Wayne, New Jersey, and it awarded 9 masters’s materials chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

William Paterson University also made our “Best Materials Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at William Paterson University are $20,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Materials Chemistry at William Paterson University of New Jersey

#3

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

$30,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Chemistry Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s materials chemistry students in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Materials Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695.

Full Illinois Institute of Technology Materials Chemistry Report

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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