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2023 Best Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

12 Colleges
$79,677 Avg Salary

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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 10 Best Materials Engineering Master'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 master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#4

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Out of the 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a large student population.

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#9

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#10

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University 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 #10 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering colleges 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 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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