2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools
Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You
Materials Engineering is the #100 most popular major in the country with 1,810 degrees and certificates awarded 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Materials Engineering Schools ranking. This report analyzed 92 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Materials Engineering Colleges.
Top 15% Best Materials Engineering Schools
Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
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Out of the 92 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Dayton is a great place for materials engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
Out of the 92 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
University of Notre Dame came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Materials Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best materials engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools list. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for materials engineering students. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
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Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Materials Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.
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Duke University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Villanova University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for materials engineering students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Materials Engineering Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 14 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 15 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA |
| 16 | Washington University in St Louis | Saint Louis, MO |
| 17 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA |
| 18 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD |
Materials Engineering by Region
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Materials Engineering Related Rankings by Major
One of 39 majors within the area of study, materials engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 11,021 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 9,007 |
| Civil Engineering | 6,042 |
| Computer Engineering | 5,557 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 4,252 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 Panoramedia.
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