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Best Schools for Materials Sciences in the Southeast Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the materials sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Materials Sciences
No school ranked higher than The University Of Alabama this year for materials sciences. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, The University Of Alabama is a very large public university. The University Of Alabama graduates 73% of students within six years. About 11 materials sciences degrees were awarded at The University Of Alabama in the most recent year. Students who receive their materials sciences degree from The University Of Alabama earn around $50,740 in the first couple years of their career. The University Of Alabama graduates carry a median of $24,496 in student loans.
Get the full materials sciences details for The University Of Alabama
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 14 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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