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2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

21 Colleges
$65,117 Avg Salary
$22,363 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, materials engineering was ranked #100 in the country. In fact 1,810 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Materials Engineering Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the best school in the Southeast Region for materials engineering students. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Full Materials Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for materials engineering students. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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#6

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Auburn.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best materials engineering programs. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

With a ranking of #8, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for materials engineering students. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for materials engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best materials engineering programs. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State 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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 37
Florida 92
Georgia 59
North Carolina 30
Tennessee 36
Kentucky 2
Louisiana 8
Alabama 33
South Carolina 15
Mississippi 3
Arkansas 1
West Virginia 1

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

Majors Similar to Materials Engineering

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 21 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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