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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Southeast 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.

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

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 55% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great place for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

About 27% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 73% are male.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

Full Materials Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 53% are male.

Full Materials Engineering at North Carolina State University Report

Out of the 20 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

Of the 13 students majoring in materials engineering at UCF, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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#6

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

With a ranking of #6, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 73% are male.

Full Materials Engineering at Clemson University Report

University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree materials engineering programs. UAB is a very large public school located in the city of Birmingham.

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree materials engineering programs. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

About 22% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 78% are male.

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University of Virginia - 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 #8 on the list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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

Full Materials Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#8

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree materials engineering programs. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn.

About 22% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 78% are male.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 37
Florida 92
Georgia 59
North Carolina 30
Tennessee 36
Kentucky 2
Louisiana 8
Alabama 33
South Carolina 15
Mississippi 3
Arkansas 1
West Virginia 1

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

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 20 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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