2022 Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Value Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Materials Sciences is the 258th most popular major in the country with 689 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, materials sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,225 and had an average of $23,698 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 34 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in materials sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality materials sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the materials sciences 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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Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree materials science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Michigan State is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 9 doctorate’s materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056.

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#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

#3 in overall quality

$19,359 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Central Michigan is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan also took the #3 spot in our “Best Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

#2 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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wayne State is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 2 doctorate’s materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also made our “Best Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

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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