by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
Materials Sciences is the 265th most popular major in the country with 642 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. 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 Southwest region, there were 45 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,912 and $102,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in materials sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in materials sciences.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s materials science students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Materials Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s materials science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
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