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2023 Best Materials Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Materials Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Materials Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Materials Sciences Colleges.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Materials Sciences

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the best school for materials sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Out of the 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Materials Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best materials sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 21
Illinois 0
Ohio 4
Indiana 0

More Materials Sciences Rankings in the Great Lakes Region

One of 8 majors within the area of study, materials sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Per Henning.

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