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2023 Best Value Materials Sciences Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$15,199 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Materials Sciences School for You

Materials Sciences is the #137 most popular major in Michigan with 21 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Michigan to see which programs offered the best value experiences for materials science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Materials Sciences Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for materials science majors pursuing a .

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality in Materials Sciences

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
$15,966 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the best value school in Michigan for materials sciences students. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Michigan State undergraduate students pay an average of $15,966 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Michigan State is ranked #3 for overall quality for materials science in Michigan.

Full Materials Sciences at Michigan State University Report

#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI
$15,199 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Wayne State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials sciences schools in Michigan. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

Wayne State undergraduate students pay an average of $15,199 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Materials Sciences at Wayne State University Report

Best Value Materials Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 0
Ohio 4
Indiana 0

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

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 averages are for the top 2 schools 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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