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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

5 Colleges
$80,203 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Materials Engineering 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Massachusetts to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for materials engineering majors pursuing a .

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

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

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Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in Massachusetts. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for materials engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Materials Engineering Colleges 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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