2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Materials Sciences Master'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.
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The Most Popular Materials Sciences Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the materials science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 10 Most Popular Materials Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Carnegie Mellon University to be the most popular school for materials sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 38 students majoring in materials science at Carnegie Mellon, 68% are male and 32% are female.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for materials sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 27% of the students majoring in materials science at the school are women while 73% are male.
Out of the 39 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 2 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
Women make up 17% of the materials science majors at the school.
Full Materials Sciences at University of California - Berkeley Report
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University at Buffalo is a great place for materials sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 23 students majoring in materials science at University at Buffalo, 70% are male and 30% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.
Women make up 56% of the materials science majors at the school.
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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree materials sciences programs. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
Of the 12 students majoring in materials science at Missouri State, 83% are male and 17% are female.
Read full report on Materials Sciences at Missouri State University - Springfield
University of Southern California came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 44% of the materials science majors at the school.
William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for materials sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 9 students majoring in materials science at William Paterson University, 22% are male and 78% are female.
Full Materials Sciences at William Paterson University of New Jersey Report
With a ranking of #7, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 22% of the materials science majors at the school.
Full Materials Sciences at Stevens Institute of Technology Report
University of Rochester landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree materials sciences programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 63% of the materials science majors at the school.
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 26 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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