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2023 Most Popular 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.

The Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes 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 Sciences program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for materials sciences students. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Out of the 8 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

The excellent programs at Youngstown State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

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#6

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

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Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for materials sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Michigan Technological University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Materials Sciences Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 21
Illinois 0
Ohio 4
Indiana 0

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 8 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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