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

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southeast 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the most popular school in the Southeast Region for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

About 51% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 49% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Materials Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in materials engineering at UF, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in materials engineering at NC State, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Central Florida is a great place for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

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

Full Materials Engineering at University of Central Florida Report

#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 16 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 5 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

About 20% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 80% are male.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree materials engineering programs. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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#8

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Auburn.

About 20% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#9

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

University of Mississippi

University, MS

University of Mississippi landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree materials engineering programs. Ole Miss is a fairly large public school located in the town of University.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 37
Florida 92
Georgia 59
North Carolina 30
Tennessee 36
Kentucky 2
Louisiana 8
Alabama 33
South Carolina 15
Mississippi 3
Arkansas 1
West Virginia 1

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

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 16 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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