2023 Best Materials Sciences Schools
Finding the Best Materials Sciences School for You
Materials Sciences is the #179 most popular major in the country with 448 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
The Best Materials Sciences Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Materials Sciences Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Materials Sciences Colleges.
Top 10 Best Materials Sciences Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Rochester Institute of Technology the best school in the United States for materials sciences students. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.
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Out of the 22 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for materials sciences students. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for materials sciences students. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Materials Sciences Schools list. UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.
University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best materials sciences programs. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s best schools for materials sciences students. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #8 on this year’s Best Materials Sciences Schools list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.
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University of Rochester landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best materials sciences programs. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
With a ranking of #10, William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s best schools for materials sciences students. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Rankings in Majors Related to Materials Science
One of 8 majors within the area of study, materials sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | 5,005 |
| Physics | 3,727 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 2,491 |
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 371 |
| Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology | 342 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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