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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

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

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

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 Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Of the 40 students majoring in materials engineering at Purdue, 73% are male and 28% are female.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Women make up 26% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Women make up 10% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Women make up 26% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Of the 19 students majoring in materials engineering at U-M, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

Of the 11 students majoring in materials engineering at UW - Madison, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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Michigan Technological University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 57% are male.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for materials engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 25% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 79
Illinois 111
Ohio 87
Indiana 54
Wisconsin 25

Materials Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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 13 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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