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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

23 Colleges
$65,117 Avg Salary
$22,363 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.

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.

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 the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

Check out the materials engineering programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the most popular school in the Southeast Region for materials engineering students. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 23 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

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#6

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials engineering students. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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#8

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular materials engineering programs. UAB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.

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#9

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular materials engineering programs. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering colleges 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 23 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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