A degree in materials engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #154 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 89 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Materials Engineering Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 3,476 degrees in materials engineering to qualified students.
The materials engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Materials Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall Materials Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Best Schools for Materials Engineering in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the materials engineering degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It's hard to beat Massachusetts Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a degree in materials engineering. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.
There were about 76 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year. Those materials engineering students who get their degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology make $15,196 more than the standard materials engineering graduate.
It is hard to beat Stanford University if you wish to pursue a degree in materials engineering. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were about 96 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Northwestern University if you want to pursue a degree in materials engineering. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were roughly 66 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.
University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in materials engineering. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were approximately 84 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.
Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.
There were approximately 120 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Materials Engineering degree recipients from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus receive an earnings boost of approximately $4,152 above the average earnings of materials engineering majors.
Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were about 66 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the materials engineering major at Cornell University make $9,519 above the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
UF is a very large public university located in the city of Gainesville. This university ranks 1st out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 140 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year. Materials Engineering degree recipients from University of Florida receive an earnings boost of around $5,091 above the typical income of materials engineering graduates.
Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 114 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available. Materials Engineering degree recipients from Purdue University - Main Campus earn a boost of around $4,250 above the typical income of materials engineering majors.
UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were about 78 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were approximately 74 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available. Those materials engineering students who get their degree from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor make $8,847 more than the standard materials engineering grad.
UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign. This university ranks 3rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 123 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the materials engineering program state that they receive average early career income of $64,436.
UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were roughly 85 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the materials engineering program state that they receive average early career wages of $64,892.
Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the city of College Station. This university ranks 3rd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 109 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The materials engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Materials Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall Materials Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
