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Most Popular Materials Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Materials Sciences is the #179 most popular major in the country with 448 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Materials Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Materials Sciences program at each school on the list.

Check out the materials science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found University of New Mexico - Main Campus to be the most popular school for materials sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . UNM is a very large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

About 25% of the students majoring in materials science at the school are women while 75% are male.

Full Materials Sciences at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

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University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our analysis found University of Arizona to be the most popular school for materials sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in materials science at University of Arizona, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the materials science majors at the school.

Full Materials Sciences at Northern Arizona University Report

Best Materials Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 10
Arizona 9
New Mexico 8

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 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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