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Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Materials Sciences Doctor's Degree 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Materials Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for materials science majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in the Plains States Region for materials sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials sciences schools in the Plains States Region . USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

Of the 4 students majoring in materials science at USD, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Materials Sciences at University of South Dakota Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials sciences schools in the Plains States Region . North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

Full Materials Sciences at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

Best Materials Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 18
Minnesota 0
Kansas 4
North Dakota 1
South Dakota 4

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 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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