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2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Materials Sciences Colleges.

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for materials sciences students. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana Technological University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the town of Butte.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at The University of Montana helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UM is a large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

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Best Materials Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best materials sciences colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 5
Montana 2

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

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 5 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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