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2023 Best Value Materials Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$12,566 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Materials Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

Materials Sciences is the #163 most popular major in North Carolina with 9 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Materials Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the materials science doctor's degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Materials Sciences Doctor's Degree School

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to be the best value school for materials sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 per year.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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Best Value Materials Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Materials Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 5
Florida 5
Georgia 2
Tennessee 5
Alabama 2
Arkansas 11

One of 8 majors within the area of study, materials sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Materials Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 5,005
Physics 3,727
Geological & Earth Sciences 2,491
Astronomy & Astrophysics 371
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 342

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

  • 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.

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