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Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Materials Engineering is the #96 most popular major in Massachusetts with 105 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Massachusetts 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.

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 30% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 70% are male.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 4 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 5 students majoring in materials engineering at Boston U, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Boston University

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in Massachusetts. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in materials engineering at WPI, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Materials Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

Full Materials Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 17
Maine 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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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