2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences in New Jersey (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 New Jersey, there were 23 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality materials sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree materials science students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences in New Jersey (With Aid)

#1

William Paterson University of New Jersey

Wayne, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$20,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid. Located in Wayne, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s materials science students in 2019-2020.

William Paterson University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at William Paterson University are $20,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full William Paterson University of New Jersey Materials Sciences Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences (With Aid)

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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