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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southwest 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for materials engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in the Southwest Region for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 16% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 84% are male.

Full Materials Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

Women make up 61% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

Full Materials Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

Of the 10 students majoring in materials engineering at UT Dallas, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great place for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

Women make up 44% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in the Southwest Region . UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Full Materials Engineering at University of North Texas Report

The University of Texas at Austin landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Materials Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin Report

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 86% are male.

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#8

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

Of the 3 students majoring in materials engineering at UH, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 136
Arizona 64
Oklahoma 6
New Mexico 14

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 11 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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