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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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 so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

About 17% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 83% are male.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Of the 20 students majoring in materials engineering at UIUC, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Of the 20 students majoring in materials engineering at Ohio State, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 5 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Women make up 21% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

Full Materials Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

#5

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dayton landed the # 5 spot on the list. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

About 21% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 79% are male.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 23% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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Wright State University - Main Campus 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 #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a 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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Case Western Reserve 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 Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 71% are male.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 79
Illinois 111
Ohio 87
Indiana 54
Wisconsin 25

Materials Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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 14 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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