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2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Master's Degree Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Materials Sciences Master's Degree School for You

With 90 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, materials sciences is the #134 most popular major in New York.

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 Most Popular Materials Sciences Master's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in New York 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 New York.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in New York for materials sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in materials science at the school are women while 73% are male.

Read full report on Materials Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York

#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Out of the 6 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in materials science at University at Buffalo, 70% are male and 30% are female.

Full Materials Sciences at University at Buffalo Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rochester Institute of Technology is a great place for materials sciences students working on their master’s degree. 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.

Full Materials Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology Report

#4

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Rochester is a great place for materials sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 63% of the materials science majors at the school.

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#5

University at Albany

Albany, NY

Out of the 6 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the # 5 spot on the list. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Albany.

Full Materials Sciences at University at Albany Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The Graduate Center, CUNY is a great place for materials sciences students working on their master’s degree. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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Best Materials Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Materials Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 58
New Jersey 21
District of Columbia 5
Delaware 17

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 6 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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