2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences in the Southwest Region

Materials Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #96 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of materials sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 5 doctor's degrees in materials sciences to qualified students.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Materials Sciences in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in materials sciences.

Most Well Attended Schools for Materials Science Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NM

#1 Best Quality In NM

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of New Mexico - Main Campus if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in materials sciences. UNM is a very large public university located in the city of Albuquerque. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in materials sciences in New Mexico. More information about a doctorate in materials sciences from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

2

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AZ

#1 Best Quality In AZ

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Arizona if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in materials sciences. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in materials sciences in Arizona. More information about a doctorate in materials sciences from University of Arizona

Best Materials Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the most popular materials sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	117	1
New Mexico	54	7

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Materials Sciences Related Rankings by Major

Materials Sciences is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.

Materials Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Materials Science	5

Majors Similar to Materials Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	252
Physics	185
Geological & Earth Sciences	143
Astronomy & Astrophysics	24
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	18

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Per Henning. More about our data sources and methodologies.