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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for materials engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Stony Brook University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

Women make up 36% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 45% are male.

Full Materials Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park Report

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Women make up 29% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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New Jersey Institute of Technology 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in materials engineering at NJIT, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh 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. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 4 students majoring in materials engineering at Pitt, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#8

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#8

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

About 50% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering schools 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 14 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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