2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
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.
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.
The Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 79 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Materials Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for materials engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 15% Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.
About 28% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 73% are male.
Full Materials Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus Report
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great place for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
Women make up 51% of the materials engineering majors at the school.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 34 students majoring in materials engineering at Northwestern, 74% are male and 26% are female.
Read full report on Materials Engineering at Northwestern University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
Of the 27 students majoring in materials engineering at MIT, 70% are male and 30% are female.
Read full report on Materials Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Out of the 79 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 16% of the materials engineering majors at the school.
Full Materials Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe Report
University of California - San Diego landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree materials engineering programs. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.
Of the 23 students majoring in materials engineering at UCSD, 70% are male and 30% are female.
Read full report on Materials Engineering at University of California - San Diego
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
Of the 23 students majoring in materials engineering at Texas A&M College Station, 39% are male and 61% are female.
With a ranking of #6, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
Women make up 26% of the materials engineering majors at the school.
Read full report on Materials Engineering at Stanford University
With a ranking of #9, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 21 students majoring in materials engineering at UIUC, 90% are male and 10% are female.
Read full report on Materials Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 40% of the materials engineering majors at the school.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.
About 37% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 63% are male.
Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 19 students majoring in materials engineering at Ohio State, 74% are male and 26% are female.
Read full report on Materials Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus
University of Florida landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.
About 26% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 74% are male.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Materials Engineering students that almost earned our Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 14 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 15 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 15 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN |
Materials Engineering by Region
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Majors Related to Materials Engineering
One of 39 majors within the area of study, materials engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 29 schools only.
- 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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