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2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

12 Colleges
$64,925 Avg Salary
$26,966 Avg Student Debt

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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

Check out the materials science programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our analysis found Carnegie Mellon University to be the most popular school for materials sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Out of the 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

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The excellent programs at University of Delaware helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

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Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular materials sciences programs. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

With a ranking of #7, University of Rochester did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials sciences students. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular materials sciences programs. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Materials Sciences at William Paterson University of New Jersey Report

Catholic University of America landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular materials sciences programs. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Full Materials Sciences at Catholic University of America Report

#10

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Materials Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best materials sciences schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 90
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.

Majors Similar to Materials Science

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 12 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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