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2023 Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Materials Engineering is the #87 most popular major in Illinois with 111 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Materials Engineering

#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 Illinois. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 79
Ohio 87
Indiana 54
Wisconsin 25

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

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 3 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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