2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southwest region, there were 43 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,500 and $20,375 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in materials sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great materials sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the materials sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Vallue Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree materials science students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 8 masters’s materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Read full report on Materials Sciences at University of Arizona

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 8 masters’s materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Materials Sciences at UNM

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences (Income Over $110k)

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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