2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Tennessee

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Science Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 689 people earned their degree in materials sciences, making the major the 258th most popular in the United States. 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 Tennessee, there were 2 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent materials sciences 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 sciences 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Tennessee

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #1 spot on the list. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 2 doctorate’s materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Materials Sciences at Vanderbilt

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