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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$64,925 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

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In 2021-2022, 642 people earned their degree in materials sciences, making the major the 265th most popular in the United States. In , materials sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $64,925 and had an average of $23,224 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 262 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,925 and $23,224 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 107 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,660 and $23,761 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in materials sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their materials sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree materials science students.

Top 5 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s materials science degrees to 33 students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Materials Sciences at Carnegie Mellon

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #2 spot on the list. Columbia is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 99%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Columbia Materials Sciences Report

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 bachelors’s materials science degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

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 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This large school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s materials science degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Materials Sciences at University of Delaware

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Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s materials science degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Full CUA Materials Sciences Report

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