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2022 Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
173 Degrees Awarded
$40,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 248 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,800 and $24,806 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 173 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in materials sciences. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 36 masters’s materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 46 masters’s materials science degrees to qualified students.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #2 spot in our “Best Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326.

Full Carnegie Mellon University Materials Sciences Report

#3

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Delaware is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 9 masters’s materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $35,192, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UD Materials Sciences Report

#4

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rochester. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Rochester is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 10 masters’s materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Rochester, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Wayne, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s materials science degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

William Paterson University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at William Paterson University of New Jersey are $20,970.

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

#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#6 in overall quality

University at Buffalo landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 masters’s materials science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree materials science students whose families make $48-$75k list, University at Buffalo has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s materials science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree materials science students whose families make $48-$75k list, RIT has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIT are $50,442, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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

  • *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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