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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

Check out the materials engineering doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our analysis found Colorado School of Mines to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full Materials Engineering at Colorado School of Mines Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 78% are male.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Boise State University

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.

Of the 9 students majoring in materials engineering at CU - Boulder, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Materials Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder Report

#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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

Read full report on Materials Engineering at University of Utah

#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of I is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 35
Utah 14
Idaho 16
Montana 4

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

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 5 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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