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

Materials Sciences is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #190 out of the 326 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 16 master's degrees in materials sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for materials sciences.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Materials Sciences in the Southwest Region

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for materials sciences students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Materials Science Students Working on Their Master's

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University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

8 Annual Master'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 master's degree in materials sciences. Located in the large 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 master's degrees in materials sciences in Arizona. More information about a master’s in materials sciences from University of Arizona

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NM

#1 Best Quality In NM

University of New Mexico - Main Campus is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in materials sciences. UNM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Albuquerque. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in materials sciences in New Mexico. More information about a master’s in materials sciences from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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	173	8
New Mexico	104	7

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Materials Sciences Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, Materials Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Materials Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Materials Science	16

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Geological & Earth Sciences	319
Physics	258
Chemistry	147
Astronomy & Astrophysics	29
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	20

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.