Materials Sciences degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #265 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Materials Sciences Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 85 degrees in materials sciences to qualified students.
The materials science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Materials Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for materials sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Materials Sciences Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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 science degree levels they offer.
Rochester Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in materials sciences. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. This school ranks 22nd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 31 materials sciences students who graduated with this degree at RIT in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Rochester is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in materials sciences. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #104 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.
There were roughly 10 materials sciences students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in materials sciences has to check out University at Buffalo. University at Buffalo is a very large public university located in the suburb of Buffalo. This university ranks 23rd out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 14 materials sciences students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.
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 science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Materials Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for materials sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
