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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Colleges
$49,230 Avg Salary
$21,139 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Materials Engineering 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado School of Mines the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for materials engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great place for materials engineering students. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boulder.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 3 spot on the list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

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The excellent programs at Boise State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

The excellent programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of I is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Montana Technological University is a great place for materials engineering students. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Butte.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering schools 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.

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