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2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Materials Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

Check out the materials science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Our analysis found Wayne State University to be the most popular school for materials sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in materials science at Wayne State, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Full Materials Sciences at Wayne State University Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in materials science at the school are women while 20% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Read full report on Materials Sciences at Illinois Institute of Technology

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 4 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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