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Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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2023 Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England 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'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.

The Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the New England 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 New England Region

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

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Materials Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the New England Region for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 4 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great place for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Materials Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 105
Connecticut 17
Maine 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 4 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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