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

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$79,677 Avg Salary

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

Materials Engineering is the #96 most popular major in Massachusetts with 105 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts.

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston University the most popular school in Massachusetts for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 32 students majoring in materials engineering at Boston U, 72% are male and 28% are female.

Full Materials Engineering at Boston University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in materials engineering at WPI, 63% are male and 37% are female.

Full Materials Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in materials engineering at Tufts, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 17
Maine 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 5 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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