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2023 Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree 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 so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the materials engineering doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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#3

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

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#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #6 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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Michigan Technological University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best schools for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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With a ranking of #10, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on this year’s best schools for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Materials Engineering at Case Western Reserve University Report

Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 79
Illinois 111
Ohio 87
Indiana 54
Wisconsin 25

Materials Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Materials Engineering

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 12 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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