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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

14 Colleges
$79,677 Avg Salary

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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Women make up 39% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 30% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 32% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

Full Materials Engineering at Johns Hopkins University Report

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Stony Brook University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

Women make up 36% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Stony Brook University

#5

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lehigh University is a great place for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

Of the 11 students majoring in materials engineering at Lehigh, 91% are male and 9% are female.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Lehigh University

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh 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 #7 on the list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Women make up 22% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

Full Materials Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 40% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

#9

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Alfred University

Alfred, NY

Alfred 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 town of Alfred, Alfred is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Alfred University

Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 97
Pennsylvania 144
Maryland 41
New Jersey 9
District of Columbia 0

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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