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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$79,677 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, materials engineering was ranked #100 in the country. In fact 1,810 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for materials engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

Women make up 33% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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Our analysis found Colorado School of Mines to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in materials engineering at Mines, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Montana Technological University is a great place for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the town of Butte.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Boise State University is a great place for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the # 5 spot on the list. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 35
Utah 14
Idaho 16
Montana 4

One of 39 majors within the area of study, materials engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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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