2022 Best Value Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Condensed Matter & Materials Physics is the 1231st most popular major in the country with 10 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 6 condensed matter and materials physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1 condensed matter and materials physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent condensed matter and materials physics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the condensed matter and materials physics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree condensed matter and materials physics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Condensed Matter & Materials Physics (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 1 masters’s condensed matter and materials physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Condensed Matter & Materials Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Condensed Matter & Materials Physics at Iowa State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Condensed Matter & Materials Physics (Income $0-$30k)

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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