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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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$79,677 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Materials Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Materials Engineering is the #87 most popular major in Illinois with 111 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Of the 31 students majoring in materials engineering at Northwestern, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Full Materials Engineering at Northwestern University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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

Read full report on Materials Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in Illinois. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 79
Ohio 87
Indiana 54
Wisconsin 25

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

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 4 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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