2022 Best Value Colleges for Materials Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in Wisconsin

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Wisconsin, there were 5 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the materials sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The materials science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Materials Science Schools in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Materials Science Schools in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Materials Science Schools in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Materials Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in Wisconsin

#1

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$14,887 Average Net Price

$40,909 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Materials Science Schools in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified ’s materials science students in 2019-2020.

UW - Eau Claire did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Materials Sciences Schools in Wisconsin” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is $14,887 for Wisconsin Materials Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Materials Sciences at UW - Eau Claire

• Best Value Colleges for Materials Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Colleges for Materials Sciences (Income $48-$75k)

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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