2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Materials Engineering Master'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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 92 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for materials engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 15% Most Popular Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of California - San Diego to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.
Of the 49 students majoring in materials engineering at UCSD, 78% are male and 22% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 17% of the materials engineering majors at the school.
Out of the 92 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 39% of the materials engineering majors at the school.
Read full report on Materials Engineering at Cornell University
Out of the 92 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.
Women make up 41% of the materials engineering majors at the school.
Out of the 92 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.
Of the 42 students majoring in materials engineering at UW Seattle, 79% are male and 21% are female.
Full Materials Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report
University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 30% of the materials engineering majors at the school.
Full Materials Engineering at University of Pennsylvania Report
University of Southern California ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 38% of the materials engineering majors at the school.
Full Materials Engineering at University of Southern California Report
University of Florida landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 45% of the materials engineering majors at the school.
Read full report on Materials Engineering at University of Florida
Boston University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 28% of the materials engineering majors at the school.
Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for materials engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 31 students majoring in materials engineering at Northwestern, 71% are male and 29% are female.
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 37% of the materials engineering majors at the school.
Read full report on Materials Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe
Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.
Women make up 37% of the materials engineering majors at the school.
Read full report on Materials Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
University of California - Los Angeles ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 27 students majoring in materials engineering at UCLA, 70% are male and 30% are female.
Full Materials Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles Report
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 14 | University of California - Irvine | Irvine, CA |
| 15 | Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus | Atlanta, GA |
| 15 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD |
| 17 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
| 18 | Ohio State University - Main Campus | Columbus, OH |
| 18 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
Materials Engineering by Region
View the Most Popular Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Majors Related to Materials Engineering
One of 39 majors within the area of study, materials engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 27 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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