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2023 Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our analysis found Cornell University to be the best school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for materials engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a large student population.

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#8

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

Clarkson University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the town of Potsdam, Clarkson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 97
Pennsylvania 144
Maryland 41
New Jersey 9
District of Columbia 0

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 13 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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