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2023 Best Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Materials Engineering Master'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 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 82 schools in the United States to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 15% Best Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the United States for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 82 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Dayton helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for materials engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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With a ranking of #9, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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#10

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree materials engineering programs. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #11 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #12, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best schools for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Materials Engineering students that almost earned our Best Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO
14 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
15 University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
16 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA

Materials Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 39 majors within the area of study, materials engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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