2023 Best Value Materials Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Materials Sciences School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, materials sciences was ranked #179 in the country. In fact 448 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Materials Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast Region

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

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Materials Sciences

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

2 Degrees

#19 in Quality in the Southeast Region

$31,108 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Georgia the best value school in the Southeast Region for materials sciences students. UGA is a very large public school located in the city of Athens.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UGA are $31,108 per year.

UGA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Materials Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Materials Sciences at University of Georgia Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

2 Degrees

#7 in Quality in the Southeast Region

$36,891 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

UNC Chapel Hill undergraduate students pay an average of $36,891 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Chapel Hill also is in the top 5% of our Best Materials Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Full Materials Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

5 Degrees

Top 25% in Quality in the Southeast Region

$21,683 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great value for materials sciences students. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Florida State are $21,683 a year.

Full Materials Sciences at Florida State University Report

Best Materials Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best materials sciences schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

Majors Related to Materials Science

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Materials Science

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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