2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Materials Sciences Doctor's Degree 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 Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 42 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Materials Sciences program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for materials science majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the most popular school in the United States for materials sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 40% of the students majoring in materials science at the school are women while 60% are male.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Barbara is a great place for materials sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSB is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.
Of the 18 students majoring in materials science at UCSB, 56% are male and 44% are female.
Full Materials Sciences at University of California - Santa Barbara Report
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for materials sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
Of the 17 students majoring in materials science at UC Berkeley, 94% are male and 6% are female.
Full Materials Sciences at University of California - Berkeley Report
Out of the 42 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 4 spot on the list. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.
Of the 12 students majoring in materials science at UD, 58% are male and 42% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Riverside.
Women make up 38% of the materials science majors at the school.
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University of Arkansas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #6, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 6 students majoring in materials science at Michigan State, 67% are male and 33% are female.
With a ranking of #8, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Full Materials Sciences at Washington University in St Louis Report
Norfolk State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Norfolk State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.
About 20% of the students majoring in materials science at the school are women while 80% are male.
Read full report on Materials Sciences at Norfolk State University
University of South Dakota ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 4 students majoring in materials science at USD, 75% are male and 25% are female.
Full Materials Sciences at University of South Dakota Report
Materials Sciences by Region
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Materials Sciences Related Majors
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 |
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| 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 29 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 Per Henning.
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