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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

6 Colleges
$64,541 Avg Salary
$24,224 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You

Materials Engineering is the #100 most popular major in the country with 1,810 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region .

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great place for materials engineering students. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Materials Engineering at Washington University in St Louis Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

Full Materials Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a great place for materials engineering students. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Duluth is a great place for materials engineering students. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.

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With a ranking of #6, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

Full Materials Engineering at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 23
Minnesota 22
North Dakota 0
South Dakota 7

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 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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