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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in New York

7 Colleges
$68,822 Avg Salary
$19,701 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You

With 97 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, materials engineering is the #131 most popular major in New York.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our analysis found Cornell University to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

The excellent programs at Stony Brook University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in New York. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a great place for materials engineering students. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Materials Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Report

#4

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

The excellent programs at Binghamton University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in New York. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Alfred University

Alfred, NY

The excellent programs at Alfred University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in New York. Located in the town of Alfred, Alfred is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

With a ranking of #6, Clarkson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials engineering students. Located in the town of Potsdam, Clarkson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Clarkson University

#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #7, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Materials Engineering at University at Buffalo Report

Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Materials Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 7 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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