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2023 Best Value Materials Sciences Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$14,292 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Materials Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 21 degrees and certificates were awarded to materials sciences students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #105 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Materials Sciences Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value programs for materials science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Materials Sciences Schools in New Jersey

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

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality in Materials Sciences

$14,208 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named William Paterson University of New Jersey the best value school in New Jersey for materials sciences students. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at William Paterson University are $14,208 per year.

Full Materials Sciences at William Paterson University of New Jersey Report

#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ
$14,376 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rowan are $14,376 per year.

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Best Value Materials Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 90
Pennsylvania 58
District of Columbia 5
Delaware 17

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

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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